PM lays down measures for yet another Covid-blighted Christmas
Prime Minister António Costa has laid out new measures this afternoon designed to stem the rising tide of Covid infections over Christmas. From midnight on Christmas Day and for the
Covid outbreak in old people’s home kills 3 (all fully vaccinated and ‘boosted’)
An outbreak of Covid infections in an old people’s home in Torres Vedras has claimed a 3rd fatality. SIC reports this afternoon that every elderly resident infected has been fully
Omicron variant already responsible for 47% of cases in Portugal
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is already responsible for 47% of cases in Portugal. This is what is worrying experts, who initially predicted the country would only reach 50%
Medicinal cannabis business to double capacity in Odemira
Clever Leaves, the Colombian business cultivating medicinal cannabis near São Teotónio, Odemira, is hoping to double its size, if given the necessary permissions. Expresso reports that it wants to increase
Portuguese HGV driver dies after altercation with migrants in Calais
Breaking news this afternoon is that a Portuguese truck driver has died as a result of what SIC describes as a “brawl” with migrants in Calais. Three migrants apparently tried
Nurses in Gaia become latest to “refuse responsibility” for patient care and safety
Nurses in the men’s surgical ward of Hospital de Gaia have become the latest to “refuse responsibility” for the care and safety of their patients. Like so many before them
Father butchers 10-year-old son and ex-partner before throwing himself off cliff in Madeira
A 48-year-old man butchered his 10-year-old son and estranged partner in an apartment in Madeira yesterday before driving 40kms to commit suicide by leaping off the cliffside at Ponta de
Health minister “maintains total confidence” in hospital administration after deadly fire
Health minister Marta Temido has refused to accept the block resignation by members of the administrative council of Porto’s Hospital de São João’s, following the explosive fire that killed one
More than 1,400 passengers and 38 airlines fines for non-compliance with Covid rules for entry into Portugal
MAI – the ministry of internal administration – reports today that more than 1,400 passengers and 38 airlines have been fined for non-compliance since the application of strict new Covid
Fully-vaccinated people cohabiting with positive cases now considered “high risk” contacts
DGS health chiefs have today changed guidance over isolation/ contacts of risk. If a fully-vaccinated person is cohabiting (in the same household) with someone who tests positive for SARS-CoV-2, no