Portuguese drug company involved in producing medication given emergency use authorisation for Covid-19 patients
Portuguese drug company Hovione is involved in the production of an Ebola medication given emergency use authorisation for the treatment of patients with Covid-19. America’s Food & Drug Agency (FDA)
Portugal contributes €10 million to Europe’s campaign to develop Covid-19 vaccine and treatment
In a press conference this morning, prime minister António Costa announced Portugal is contributing €10 million to Europe’s effort to develop a vaccine and treatment to combat Covid-19. The money
Brussels rejects Portugal’s plan to fly aircraft at ⅔ capacity
Advice from Brussels has ‘rejected’ Portugal’s plan to fly aircraft at ⅔ capacity as a measure during the virus pandemic. Economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira reacted to the news coming
‘Made in Portugal’ masks ready for export market, says economy minister
‘Made in Portugal’ masks are now being turned out by national producers at the rate of a million a day. The idea has always been to supply the internal market,
Experts to discuss how Algarve’s property market can overcome Covid-19
A webinar to discuss how the Algarve’s property market can overcome the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will be held on Monday, May 11 at 3pm. The event is
Covid-19 State of Emergency updates: Final data
Saturday May 2: Today is the last day for Portugal’s State of Emergency declared to face-up to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is much too early to say the strategy
Herd immunity is the only way, says molecular biologist
A fascinating radio interview with a top scientist has suggested herd immunity when it comes to Covid-19 is almost certainly the only way countries are going to be able to
Minister admits government “defrauded expectations” for lay-off payments
Economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira has admitted the government ‘defrauded expectations’ in the way payments would be distributed to companies signing up to the simplified lay-off scheme. In interview last
Golf courses preparing to reopen on Monday
Golf courses in Portugal are preparing to reopen on Monday (May 4) – the day the Portuguese government is planning to start “gradually reopening the economy”. The Resident spoke to
Cafés and restaurants “only reopen from May 18”
Ahead of today’s Council of Ministers – given as the point after which Portugal’s roadmap to reopening will be fully revealed – economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira has hinted at