Not mandatory but recommended: Government clarifies doubts about document justifying need to drive
The Ministry of Internal Administration is urging people to stay home and only go out when “strictly necessary” following a front-page story by Público newspaper on Sunday which reported that
Algarve school community joins forces to make protective visors for doctors and nurses
School teachers and students in the Algarve are using 3D printers to make protective visors for those on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Arlindo Martins, a
Beaches closed in five Algarve boroughs – Lagoa, Lagos, Portimão, Albufeira and Loulé
Across the Algarve, beaches are officially closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move is a way of preventing group gatherings in public spaces. Lagoa and Lagos were the first
Briton, 89, is third person to die from Covid-19 in Algarve
An 89-year-old British man has been confirmed as the third person to die while infected with the novel coronavirus in the Algarve. Reports Correio da Manhã tabloid, the man owned
Quarantine “will last till (minimum) end of June”, says analyst
With the State of Emergency due to be extended for another two weeks (from April 2 to 16) – and the peak of the virus predicted for the end of
EasyJet grounds entire fleet due to coronavirus outbreak
EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, it announced this morning. The British low-cost airline says the decision comes “as a result of the
Scientists in desperate push to increase number of tests undertaken in Portugal TODAY
Scientists in labs throughout the country are trying to push authorities to open the doors to ‘alternative tests’ for the new coronavirus from TODAY. At least one lab, the Institute
Lay-off legislation tweaked yet again ‘to save jobs’
Yet another ‘rectification’ to the government’s lay-off legislation was published yesterday (Saturday) to ensure that “no worker of businesses that receive this help becomes the target of collective dismissal and/
GNR out in force to ‘stop drivers going out for weekend, particularly in direction of Algarve’
GNR police are out in force today stopping drivers in a bid particularly to dissuade people from ‘heading south’ to enjoy the sun. The Ministry of Interior Administration sent out
CLOSED! Lagoa and Carvoeiro beaches and boardwalk closed to public
Beaches in Lagoa and Carvoeiro – as well as Carvoeiro’s hugely popular boardwalk – are closed to the public after several people were reported disobeying Covid-19 rules. In a statement