“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 AntĂłnio Costa has told RĂĄdio Observador that Portugal has to be prepared for
22 million doses of Covid vaccines âon way to Portugalâ
The ministry of health has confirmed that 22 million doses of the six Covid vaccines so far produced are âon their way to Portugalâ. Contracts signed with producers (see below)
Virus update, Christmas plans: new meeting with medicines authority Infarmed scheduled for Thursday
PM AntĂłnio Costa has invited political parties and social partners for a new meeting with medicines authority Infarmed designed to report on Portugalâs latest ‘epidemiological situationâ in terms of the
âEmployment dependent on Covid vaccineâ: European committee prompts new controversy
âEmployment dependent on vaccineâ/ âBusinesses can deny work to those who do not want to be vaccinatedâ – these are just two headlines in the Portuguese media today following the
Lowest number of Covid deaths in Portugal for last week
Sundayâs numbers have come through with âups and downsâ 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 âon holdâ 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 âdisciplinedâ 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
Saturdayâs Covid numbers show that there has been another ârecordâ 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 âhigh-riskâ 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
LoulĂ© makes âŹ11.5 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