Hundreds expected in new protest in Lisbon today as restaurants fight for survival
Hundreds of people are expected to join a new protest in front of the parliamentary building in Lisbon today as restaurants âfight for survivalâ in the face of restrictions brought
Portuguese in UK hear 14-day quarantine for flights home to be lifted for Christmas
Portuguese living in UK – as well as family members of British expat residents – heard this week that quarantine will be lifted in two weeks time, opening travel to
Lowest number of new virus cases in Portugal for 13 days
Todayâs Covid numbers show not only that new case numbers are progressively coming down, but that Portugal has tallied the lowest number of new cases (3,919) in the last 13
âLimit contact to people you live withâ: DGS health authority appeal
DGS health authority director Graça Freitas has appealed once again today to the Portuguese to âlimit physical contact to what is strictly necessaryâ. In Ms Freitas mindset this means interaction
Majority of Portuguese disagree with latest ârestrictionsâ while commentators dub them contradictory
The governmentâs latest convoluted round of restrictions – ostensibly designed to help âcontrol the pandemicâ – are not being well received, either by the general population or media commentators. A
Faro prison virus outbreak: 62 inmates and four prison officers test positive for Covid-19
Sixty-two inmates and four prison officers at Faro prison have tested positive for Covid-19, the board of reinsertion and prison services (DGRSP) announced on Sunday. A contingency plan was put
Experts warn governmentâs new restrictions could actually âend up disseminating virusâ throughout Portugal
Saturdayâs elaborate list of new restrictions dividing the country up into four-tiers may have unintentionally opened up a new risk for contagion. This is the fear of the national association
Portugalâs health service helpline orders âmany peopleâ unnecessarily to self isolate
This is the message comes from the countryâs overworked âCovid detectivesâ – better known as âhealth delegates – who say the last nine months have taken their capabilities âto the
PM announces new restrictions as over 8 million Portuguese face further weekend lockdowns
PM AntĂłnio Costa has announced new restrictions for this latest State of Emergency as over 8 million Portuguese hear they face further weekend lockdowns. Upcoming December Bank Holidays (falling on
Faro unites in protest, calling for urgent government supportÂ
People from all walks of life protested in Faro this morning against the crippling State of Emergency restrictions that threaten to drag so many businesses into the brink. The âPĂŁo