“Illegal parties won’t stop, no matter how high cases rise or how hard restrictions bite”
This is the message coming out of a report by SIC television news today, in which it describes the helter-skelter around the country involving authorities trying to bring a close
Hospital numbers leap to 613 as race is on to vaccinate as many Portuguese as humanly possible
The urgency cited by vaccine coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo couldn’t be better illustrated than by today’s Covid bulletin. In the space of just 24-hours, the number of people being
GNR agent filmed slapping young man faces ‘disciplinary process’
A slap-happy GNR agent caught on camera is now facing disciplinary action. His ignominious performance has been splashed all over national and social media, along with the soundtrack where another
Portugal’s plan to ‘thwart spread of Delta’ includes vaccinating 850,000 people per week
Portugal’s plan to thwart the worst effects of the spread of the Delta variant is to accelerate numbers being vaccinated. The objective is to vaccinate up to 140,000 people per
“Worsening” Covid situation in Algarve doesn’t put people off going to beaches
In spite of all the headlines warning of ‘worsening epidemiological situations’ in various areas of Portugal – not least the Algarve – the truth is nationals are not going to
Health chiefs decide Portugal’s mums-to-be can be vaccinated against Covid-19 towards end of 2nd trimester
Mums-to-be in Portugal can be vaccinated against Covid-19 from 21 weeks into their pregnancies. This is the latest guidance coming out of Portugal’s DGS health authority which balances it up
Vaccilating vaccine-thinking throws up new challenges
Johnson & Johnson jabs may not protect sufficiently against Delta variant; recovered vulnerable may need more than ‘one shot’ and Brits jabbed with Indian Astra may not be allowed into
Nighttime curfews to start tomorrow in Portugal’s highest risk municipalities
Nighttime curfews are back for Portugal’s highest risk municipalities – nine of which are now in the Algarve. Presenting the latest decisions by the Council of Ministers, Mariana Vieira da
Germany to rethink its controversial ‘red listing’ of Portugal
Germany has admitted it could rethink its controversial red-listing of Portugal as a travel destination. Contrary to the ‘worst case scenarios’ put forward following Germany’s effective travel ban (click here),
Portimão Mayor urges population to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes has urged the local population to get vaccinated against Covid-19, describing it as the only way to beat the pandemic. “Forget about the myth that this