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
Government to start funding ‘quickie antigen tests’: four per month
From tomorrow (Thursday July 1) the government is ready to start helping with the costs of ‘quickie antigen tests’. Anyone with an SNS health service number will be entitled to
Brussels takes tentative steps in trying to reverse Germany’s unbending travel ban
Brussels has started a very tentative bid to try and reverse Germany’s unbending travel ban against people travelling from Portugal (click here). As of today no-one other than German nationals
Six months into Portugal’s Covid vaccination programme over half country has received ‘at least one shot’
Six months into Portugal’s Covid vaccination programme and over half the country (5.3 million people) have received at least one shot of one of the approved vaccines (Pfizer being the
Covid-19 vacs will “very probably” be included in Portugal’s vaccination programme
Vaccination against Covid-19 will “very probably” be included in the national vaccination programme, “as is the case of measles”. Health minister Marta Temido has paved the way for mass-vaccination of
Incidence of Covid-19 in Portugal ‘skyrockets’ but transmission falls
With 500 people now in hospital with Covid-19 – twice the number of only four weeks ago – Portugal’s level of incidence has skyrocketed since Friday’s bulletin. Whereas Friday showed
“Quickie tests” taken at pharmacies qualify for Covid Digital Certificate, assures health minister
Negative results of “quickie” antigen tests taken at pharmacies are enough for people seeking Covid Digital Certificates to allow free mobility on national territory. This assertion has been made by
Portugal closes down to unvaccinated Brits
As of today (Monday June 28) Portugal is closed to unvaccinated Brits. The decision has been published in this morning’s Diário da República in the form of a government dispatch
New blow to summer travel as Germany red-lists Portugal, even for fully vaccinated
German authorities announced on Friday afternoon that Portugal was going on its ‘red list’ (meaning non-essential travel is prohibited). As of 00.00 hours on Tuesday all German nationals and residents
Most Albufeira restaurants to close this weekend: “People are not going to have lunch in a hurry”
Most restaurants in Albufeira are planning to close this weekend after the borough was forced to backtrack on its plan to emerge from lockdown. Restaurants and non-essential stores will be