“Christmas with few round table. New Year without parties”
At a point where the country is being bombarded with dismal information almost by the hour, PM António Costa has told Rádio Observador that Portugal has to be prepared for
22 million doses of Covid vaccines ‘on way to Portugal’
The ministry of health has confirmed that 22 million doses of the six Covid vaccines so far produced are ‘on their way to Portugal’. Contracts signed with producers (see below)
Virus update, Christmas plans: new meeting with medicines authority Infarmed scheduled for Thursday
PM António Costa has invited political parties and social partners for a new meeting with medicines authority Infarmed designed to report on Portugal’s latest ‘epidemiological situation’ in terms of the
“Employment dependent on Covid vaccine”: European committee prompts new controversy
“Employment dependent on vaccine”/ “Businesses can deny work to those who do not want to be vaccinated” – these are just two headlines in the Portuguese media today following the
Lowest number of Covid deaths in Portugal for last week
Sunday’s numbers have come through with ‘ups and downs’ for Portugal – the most positive aspect being the lowest Covid-19 death count in the last week. Case numbers at 4,093
Tragic hunger strike of those with shattered livelihoods enters 3rd day outside Portuguese parliament
The tragic hunger strike mounted outside parliament three days ago by restaurateurs and others with livelihoods ‘on hold’ due to coronavirus restrictions is taking its toll on participants who highlight
Portuguese judges who queried reliability of Covid tests at risk of being disciplined
Two appeal court judges in Lisbon are at risk of being ‘disciplined’ for a 34-page ruling in which they justified their reasons for releasing four German tourists from confinement in
More recoveries and less people in hospital: Portugal’s Saturday Covid numbers
Saturday’s Covid numbers show that there has been another ‘record’ number of recoveries in the last 24-hours, along with a reduction in the number of people being treated in hospital.
New Covid-19 measures to come into force from November 24; Lagoa added to Algarve “high-risk” list
New measures to tackle the spread of Covid-19 were announced by the Portuguese government last weekend and will come into force tomorrow (November 24). Municipalities will be divided into four
Loulé makes €11.5 million available to fight Covid-19 crisis
Loulé Council has announced a new programme featuring 76 measures to tackle the social and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Programme of Action for Managing the Social