Monchique registers first coronavirus case; council cuts off access to tourist hotspots
A woman in her 40s who lives in Alferce where she works at a day care centre for the elderly has been identified as the first coronavirus patient in the
Antibody testing ‘vital’ to assess Portugal’s ‘herd immunity’
Mass antibody testing is vital for authorities to understand how much further Portugal has to go to reach ‘herd immunity’. Right now the feeling is that we are 69% away
Around 33,000 companies employing half a million request lay-off
With lines of credit boosted by 10 billion euros since the EU gave Portugal a new lending green-light, around 33,000 companies employing over half a million people have applied for
Parents condemn government plan to send teens back to school in May as “unthinkable”
Parents have condemned the government plan to get teens back to school by May 4 as “unthinkable”. Says one of the country’s many federations of parents associations, considering the advice
Tavira: 18 agricultural workers living in a warehouse test positive for Covid-19
Eighteen agricultural workers who were living in deplorable conditions in a warehouse in Cruz do Areal, Tavira, have tested positive for coronavirus. Three of them have been admitted to Faro
Intermarché Aljezur donates 100 protective visors to local council
Intermarché supermarket in Aljezur, part of Os Mosqueteiros Group, has donated 100 protective visors to the local council. The equipment will be distributed by municipal civil protection services among local
New campaign in Olhão tells people to “go home”
Olhão is being praised on social media for the original way it is telling people to “stay home” and respect Portugal’s lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. A series of
Dispose of your rubbish properly – waste collection companies appeal
Municipal waste collection companies across the Algarve are urging people to dispose of their rubbish properly. Many citizens have been leaving rubbish bags at the side of bins for fear
Scientists divided over effects of summer heat on Covid-19
Scientists are busy trying to answer the burning question: will high summer temperatures ‘see off’ Covid-19, at least until next autumn. Initial studies of other coronaviruses suggest it will. But
Field hospitals to be set up in Faro and Portimão
Health and civil protection authorities in the Algarve are setting up two field hospitals in Faro and Portimão in a bid to improve the region’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.