Covid bulletin flags almost 1,500 new cases in 24-hours
Three deaths (two in people over the age of 80) and 1,497 new cases – of which 964 were in the Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo Delta variant ‘black spot’. This
Angela Merkel’s criticism of Portugal “an unnecessary shame”, says Opposition leader
No sooner had German chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticised Portugal for allowing British holidaymakers to import the Delta variant into Europe, Opposition leader Rui Rio was on the attack, accusing
Portuguese immunologist says it is “more and more important that children and young people are vaccinated”
Portuguese immunologist Manuel Santos Rosa has been given column inches this afternoon defending the importance of vaccinating children and young people. Just as the story went out, President Marcelo was
Six deaths in Lisbon, over 100 in ICUs: but Portugal’s Covid wave shows some light
Tuesday’s Covid bulletin can easily be interpreted as further proof that the public health crisis is deepening: there have been six deaths recorded in Lisbon, with another 1,020 new cases.
Portugal’s old people’s homes ‘back in Covid crisis’
Reports coming in this morning suggest that a handful of old people’s homes in Portugal have been hit by a new wave of Covid infections, in spite of all residents
Portugal’s PM warns “we are not controlling pandemic”
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has warned that the increasing number of new cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Greater Lisbon mean “we (the authorities as well as the population) are not
“Into the red zone” as Portuguese investigator trashes likelihood of ‘herd immunity’
Monday has not started well in Portugal. Reports on the ‘worsening situation’ of Covid-19 stress the country has ‘entered the red zone’ of the current risk matrix, while experts are
‘Awareness campaign’ begins to encourage Portugal’s youth to be vaccinated against Covid-19
A concerted awareness campaign is getting underway to encourage Portugal’s youth to accept the Covid-19 vaccinations. With many young people becoming increasingly aware that without these vaccinations travel will become
GNR register 200 ‘situations of non-compliance’ in Lisbon’s first weekend lockdown
With absolutely no guarantee that this measure will do anything to halt the spread of the Delta variant through Portugal, GNR police report that the first weekend lockdown of municipalities
Weekend lockdowns: experts ‘doubt they will change anything’
As Lisbon prepares for its first weekend ‘lockdown’ in the latest strategy to halt the spread of the Delta (Indian) variant, experts and epidemiologists have warned the plan is unlikely