School janitors “won’t be enough to guarantee Covid-safety” warn syndicates
With schools throughout the world preparing to receive pupils for an extremely atypical year, janitor numbers in Portugal simply aren’t enough to guarantee compliance with all the new rules of
European director of World Tourism Organisation labels UK’s attitude to Portugal “incomprehensible”
Further heavyweight criticism of the British government’s refusal to lift quarantine restrictions on Portugal came this weekend from the European director of the World Tourism Organisation Alessandra Priante. On holiday
Portugal is “only country on UK travel blacklist” where virus numbers fall below EU average
… But still there is no let up in the strict policy of British holidaymakers to Portugal requiring to go into self-isolation for 14 days on their return home. The
Lisbon’s Covid-19 contingency measures extended to end of month
Today’s Council of Ministers has extended Lisbon’s virus-led contingency measures to the end of the month, with some minor changes. The rest of the country remains in the slightly lighter
Over 20 people infected in Portuguese bar… in UK
So far 22 people have been confirmed positive for Covid-19 as a result of visiting a picturebook ‘Portuguese’ pub in Staffordshire, England. Publican Custódio Pinto has taken to Facebook to
Events sector stages emotive appeal in Terreiro do Paço
The virus-battered events sector staged an emotive light show appealing for support in iconic Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon, on Tuesday evening. The sense of raw desperation felt by so many
Portugal one of two European countries showing “greatest reductions” in virus numbers – but still UK ‘drags feet’ over air corridor
Portugal is one of two European countries that has shown the greatest reduction in virus numbers in recent weeks – but still the UK government is dragging its feet over
Portuguese are the Europeans most willing to accept Covid vaccine
A study conducted by four European universities, including the New University of Lisbon, has shown that Portuguese are the Europeans that demonstrate the “greatest willingness to be vaccinated against Covid-19”.
Chinese restaurants “suffering much worse fall in business” than rest of sector
Chinese restaurants in Portugal are suffering a much worse fall in business than the rest of the sector which has still been heavily impacted by the pandemic. Explain reports, the
Task force drafted in to tackle “unbelievable” British demand for Covid-safe holidays in Portugal
The commercial director of Bónus Seguros (insurance company) offering Covid-oriented travel cover for foreigners visiting Portugal this summer says his company has been ‘absolutely overwhelmed’ by demand from the UK.