Portugal to start issuing digital Covid-19 certificates from this week
Portugal is to start issuing digital Covid-19 certificates from this week (see details below). The official signing of regulations covering these documents – also dubbed ‘Covid passports’ – has been
Free Covid-19 testing for all in Lagoa from June 14
Testing for SARS-CoV-2 will be free for all in Lagoa from June 14, announced the local council. From this Monday, residents of Lagoa borough as well as municipal workers will
Algarve MP accuses “irresponsible” UK of creating fear of Portugal – not just in Britain but through rest of Europe
Algarve MP Cristóvão Norte has been interviewed today by Sky News, in which he re-emphasised the belief that British authorities have bent the truth – and in doing so “sowed
“Every day there are two or three tourists barred from return flights home”: what happens to them?
Portuguese State television RTP has been discovering what happens to the handful of tourists, of whatever nationality, who end up ‘testing positive for SARS-CoV-2’ as they prepare to fly home
No deaths in Portugal, 430 cases but ‘incidence and Rt increase’
Yet again there have been no deaths in today’s Covid bulletin, but focus has shifted to a continuous count of ‘new cases’ – intimating that this is something to be
Portuguese microbiologist accuses British authorities of lying about cases of ‘Nepal mutation’ of Indian variant
As authorities and business entities in Portugal count the cost of the shock decision by the UK to pull the plug on quarantine-free travel, leading microbiologist João Paulo Gomes says
Portugal’s virus ‘case load’ accelerates to ‘highest level in almost two months’
The number of new positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 detected in Portugal has increased to the highest level in almost two months. Just as the government eases restrictions on the one
Over-70s in Portugal to be offered vaccination ‘Open House’
From next week, any citizens over the age of 70 who haven’t yet been vaccinated against Covid-19 can walk into any health centre and receive their shot/s without needing to
Portugal to start vaccinating 20-somethings in August
Portugal is to start vaccinating 20-year-olds in August, vaccine task force coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo announced, coincidentally on International Day of the Child (June 1). Only days before, EMA,
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