Portugal’s under-12s to start receiving Covid vaccines from December 18
Vaccinations against Covid-19 in Portugal’s youngest school-age children will begin on December 18. DGS health director Graça Freitas told a press conference this afternoon that decisions have been taken primarily
Health minister pressed for reports underpinning decision to vaccinate Portugal’s younger children
Health minister Marta Temido will be facing questions this afternoon from Opposition MPs on how and why authorities came to the decision to roll-out Covid vaccines to Portugal’s children from
Portalegre: latest casualty unit to report lack of doctors
Continuing crises in terms of staffing in Portugal’s SNS State hospitals have seen Portalegre cited as the latest A&E department that is critically low on doctors. Says SIM, the independent
Fireworks sector in meltdown as Covid used to scupper New Year displays
Portugal’s fireworks sector – a small but nonetheless active niche-market sustaining around 12,000 people – is in meltdown. The decision to cancel New Year’s Eve displays this year due to
DGS approves roll-out of Covid vaccines for five to 11 year olds
Portugal’s DGS health authority has officially announced the roll-out of Covid vaccines in the five to 11 year age groups. The last few days have seen the build up to
Dozen airlines fined for transporting passengers without required Covid paperwork
TAP, EasyJet, Emirates Airlines, British Airways, Ryanair and others have all fallen foul of the Portuguese government’s new ‘get tough measures’ against airlines transporting passengers without the required Covid paperwork.
Covid-19: Situation in Algarve is “worrying”, warn health authorities
Health authorities in the Algarve have described the region’s epidemiological situation as “worrying”, with new Covid-19 case numbers rising by the day. The statement came this Monday morning during a
Specialists speak out against “exaggerated focus on virus infections”
Speclialists are speaking out against the “exaggerated focus” on infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here in Portugal, virologist Pedro Simas argues the virus has become endemic. With almost 90% of
New Year’s Eve events cancelled – councils say new measures prove “too restrictive”
Local councils across Portugal have started cancelling or heavily “adapting” their planned New Year’s celebrations due to the new Covid-19 containment measures which came into effect on December 1. As
Brussels wants Portugal to ‘re-evaluate need for all airline passengers to present negative tests”
The European Commission is ‘supervising’ the imposition made by Portugal that all passengers should present negative tests for Covid-19 when arriving in this country – even when fully-vaccinated or officially