Portugal’s Council of Ministers expected to announce further measures to try and stem ‘galloping spread’ of Delta variant
Portugal’s Council of Ministers is expected to announce further measures today designed to stem the galloping spread of the Delta variant. With incidence this week running at 176.9 cases per
Portugal’s Calamity continues: Lisbon back in lockdown; Albufeira takes step back
Portugal’s State of Calamity continues today with the Council of Ministers deciding new restrictions, battening municipalities down, locking millions of citizens into the Greater Lisbon area for another scorcher of
Lisbon faces new lockdown: Portugal’s deconfinement at risk
Today’s Council of Ministers has had to bite the bullet and face Portugal’s worsening virus-situation. Greater Lisbon is back in weekend lockdown. From 3pm tomorrow, there will be no authorised
All change for the summer: Council of Ministers announces easing of restrictions
Prime Minister António Costa has announced an easing of restrictions for the summer – but the return of bars and discotheques isn’t in the equation. Starting from June 14: Restaurants
Another two weeks of ‘calamity’: Portugal’s government adjusts deconfinement
The municipalities of Arganil and Golegã have found themselves ‘pushed backwards’ in terms of deconfinement today as Portugal’s Council of Ministers has decided on the latest ‘lay out’ for the
Lisbon “at risk of going backwards” in Portugal’s slow deconfinement
Lisbon is at risk of being pushed back in the next Council of Ministers ‘overview’ of Portugal’s epidemiological situation with regard to Covid-19. The number of cases registered in the
Portugal’s deconfinement hokey-cokey continues: Odemira being one of the casualties
Portugal’s deconfinement hokey-cokey continues today, with the Council of Ministers defining municipalities changing places in the deconfinement process: one will be going forwards, two backwards, two stay where they are
Active cases in Portugal ‘increasing’: did football melée outside Alvalade stadium contribute?
Today’s Covid bulletin shows very much what experts feared after the extraordinary scenes that played out in Lisbon on May 11 when Sporting faced Boavista for the Premier League title
Council of Ministers extends Portugal’s ‘Calamity’ to May 30
Today’s Council of Ministers has extended Portugal’s State of Calamity to May 30, ringing a number of key changes when it comes to municipalities but, in general, reporting that the
Fines for up to €100 for anyone not wearing mask on Portuguese beaches
Maritime Police will apparently be fining beachgoers not wearing masks as they enter beaches this year, walk on boardwalks, access restaurants or WCs. According to Jornal de Notícias fines will