Moodyâs warns: Portugal among countries âmost exposed to destruction due to pandemicâ
Ratings agency Moodyâs has warned that Portugal is among the reduced list of countries âmost exposed to destruction due to the pandemicâ. The reason stems from the fact that this
Second largest tally of recoveries in 24-hours as Portugalâs 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. Portugalâs latest Covid statistics
Covid âspreading in Portuguese jailsâ 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 Rådio Renascença this week, syndicate president Jorge Alves stressed that
Portugal reports âmore bad newsâ as internationally hopes for vaccine point to being âback to normalâ 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 countryâs mass testing regime. But good news
Health authorities in Portugal âprepare for 40% increase in hospital admissions next weekâ
SNS health authorities are described as âpreparing for an increase of 40% in hospital admissions next weekâ. The news – coming in PĂșblico 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 âCovid trouble-spotâ boroughs are to be âlocked downâ from lunchtime on Saturday and Sunday for the next two weekends. This is perhaps the âtoughest
Portugal registers 56 deaths and 6,640 new infections
It has been another âbleak dayâ 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 countryâs approach to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Eurosondagem poll,
Covid press conference cancelled as statistics point to new maximums
Fridayâs habitual Covid press conference has been cancelled as statistics are being interpreted by the media as ânew maximumsâ 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 âgentlemenâs clubâ in the Azores. The resulting fall-out has created âpanicâ, reports tabloid Correio da ManhĂŁ. Already âhundreds of tests have