Moody’s warns: Portugal among countries “most exposed to destruction due to pandemic”
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that Portugal is among the reduced list of countries “most exposed to destruction due to the pandemic”. The reason stems from the fact that this
Second largest tally of recoveries in 24-hours as Portugal’s Covid stats flag 62 new deaths
62 new deaths – the majority over the age of 80 – 3,021 new infections and 4,495 victims deemed to have recovered in the last 24-hours. Portugal’s latest Covid statistics
Covid ‘spreading in Portuguese jails’ due to hopeless overcrowding, says syndicate
Cases of Covid-19 are spreading in Portuguese jails due to hopeless overcrowding, says the syndicate of prison guards. Interviewed by Rádio Renascença this week, syndicate president Jorge Alves stressed that
Portugal reports ‘more bad news’ as internationally hopes for vaccine point to being ‘back to normal’ by spring
More bad news in Portugal today: another 63 deaths registered as caused by Covid-19, with 4,906 new cases of infection flagged by the country’s mass testing regime. But good news
Health authorities in Portugal “prepare for 40% increase in hospital admissions next week”
SNS health authorities are described as “preparing for an increase of 40% in hospital admissions next week”. The news – coming in Público early this morning – preceded the latest
7.1 million Portuguese plunged into lunchtime lockdowns over next two weekends
7.1 million Portuguese in the 121 ‘Covid trouble-spot’ boroughs are to be ‘locked down’ from lunchtime on Saturday and Sunday for the next two weekends. This is perhaps the ‘toughest
Portugal registers 56 deaths and 6,640 new infections
It has been another ‘bleak day’ in the pandemic: 56 further deaths registered in the last 24-hours, along with 6,640 new infections – over half of them in the north.
Portuguese people divided over use of masks on streets
Discussions over wearing a mask on the streets have split opinions and shown how fractured Portugal is over the country’s approach to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Eurosondagem poll,
Covid press conference cancelled as statistics point to new maximums
Friday’s habitual Covid press conference has been cancelled as statistics are being interpreted by the media as ‘new maximums’ in all the wrong departments. Another high number of deaths (52,
Panic in Azores as seven strippers test positive for virus
Seven strippers have tested positive for Covid-19 at a ‘gentlemen’s club’ in the Azores. The resulting fall-out has created ‘panic’, reports tabloid Correio da Manhã. Already ‘hundreds of tests have