Covid-19 round-up: Portimão registers two further cases as Council of Ministers suspends decision on schools till later tonight
Thursday March 12: Decision delayed over whether or not to close Portugal’s schools as Portimão registers two further cases The Council of Ministers has been suspended until 8pm this evening,
Jail threatened for anyone breaking Covid-19 quarantines
With the country waiting on this morning’s decisions by the Council of Ministers, national media has been stressing that anyone placed in quarantine by the health authorities risks up to
Danish couple ‘flees coronavirus quarantine’ in Copenhagen for trip to Madeira – but health authorities catch them out
A Danish couple which decided to break quarantine to travel to Madeira didn’t bargain for the joined-up thinking of European health authorities. No sooner had the Danish side realised the
More than 60% of Algarve hotels suffer holiday booking cancellations
More than 60% of Algarve hotels report that they have received cancellations as a result of the Covid 19 outbreak for bookings over the next 3 months. Around 40% of
Covid-19 Portugal: Portugal prepared to close frontiers, says secretary of state
Portugal is prepared to close its frontiers “if absolutely necessary”, former Civil Protection chief Patrícia Gaspar, now secretary of State for Internal Administration has been telling journalists this morning. Overnight,
Lisbon’s BTL tourism fair postponed after tourism boards pull out over coronavirus fears
Lisbon’s BTL tourism fair has been postponed until May after national and regional tourism boards – the Algarve’s included – confirmed that they wouldn’t be taking part over coronavirus fears
President appeals for ‘calm’ as country’s number of Covid-19 infections increases
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has stressed the importance of “not entering into alarm” as the number of people confirmed with Covid-19 on national soil has risen to eight. The
Tourism boards pull out of Lisbon’s BTL tourism fair over coronavirus fears
Portugal’s national and regional tourism boards – including the Algarve tourism board (RTA) – have confirmed that they will not be taking part in Lisbon’s BTL tourism fair due to
Covid-19: Government demands contingency plans for epidemic as country’s first case confirmed
With the risk of a Covid-19 ‘epidemic’ in Portugal at the door – and at least one national now confirmed positive for the virus – the government has published a
Cracks appear in Portugal’s Covid-19 ‘preparedness’ after businesswoman describes six hours of isolation… in a lavatory
A 47-year-old businesswoman with an autoimmune disease has discovered just how prepared health services are for the arrival on national soil of possible cases of Covid-19. The mother-of-one returned to