Covid-19: Drive-through testing centre opens in Lagos
A drive-through coronavirus testing centre has also opened in Lagos. This is the fourth in the Algarve. It has been set up at the Escola das Naus car park in
Homemade masks: authorities change their advice
Authorities appear to be changing their advice over the sense in wearing face masks, even the homemade variety. Indeed comments made to journalists by minister of health Marta Temida last
Portimão announces €2 million fund for families and businesses affected by outbreak
Portimão Council has announced a €2 million “social emergency fund” to support families and businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was made on Thursday (April 2) following the
Chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers ‘put the hospitable back in hospitality’
Chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers and others in the industry have used the crippling coronavirus ‘crisis’ to start putting the hospitable back in hospitality. Forbes travel writer Ann Abel presents some of
Quinta do Lago residents raise €300,000 to help fight coronavirus
A group of business owners and residents in Quinta do Lago have raised over €300,000 to buy much-needed equipment and improve working conditions for health professionals in the Algarve. Now,
PM affirms pandemic’s ‘big economic lesson’ is to reduce dependence on China
Prime minister António Costa echoed feelings throughout Europe today when he told Rádio Renascença that the first major economic lesson of this pandemic is that we must all reduce dependence
HPA private hospital in Lagos starts receiving Covid-19 patients
São Gonçalo Hospital in Lagos – owned and managed by private hospital group HPA Saúde – has received its first two coronavirus patients after announcing in mid-March that the hospital
Ford lends fleet of vehicles to Red Cross
Ford motor company – already helping efforts to combat the virus in Spain – has now announced it will be ceding a fleet of vehicles to the Portuguese Red Cross.
Portuguese farmers offering jobs for laid-off workers during lockdown
With picking season just around the corner and a shortage of workers in the fields, the Portuguese Farmers’ Confederation (CAP) says an “online job platform” should be created to allow
Azores São Miguel island in six separate lockdowns
The government of the Azores is about to ring-fence the six boroughs of São Miguel island, in the Azores, to restrict residents’ movements even further. From midnight tonight till the