Johnson & Johnson vac reserved for over-50s in Portugal “and anyone else who wants it”
Various controversies surrounding rare side effects of taking the Covid vaccines currently approved in the EU have led Portugal’s DGS to decide that the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine (that
PJ investigates illegal immigration and slave labour in Odemira
PJ police are investigating networks of illegal immigration and situations of slave labour that have turned the once sleepy Alentejan town of Odemira into the focus of national press attention.
Faro Council offers free transportation to the local vaccination centre
Faro Council has announced that it is offering free transportation to the local vaccination centre for citizens aged over 60 or with mobility problems. To benefit from this service, citizens
Faro provides free transportation to vaccination centre
Faro Council has announced that it is offering free transportation to the local vaccination centre for citizens aged over 60 or with mobility problems. To benefit from this service, citizens
Portugal extends control of foreign arrivals till May 16: visitors from nine countries face quarantine
Portugal may be opening up internally, but when it comes to visitors from other countries restrictions are still very much in place. The ministry of interior administration (MAI) has published
500 negative tests let Braga dance to Pedro Abrunhosa…
The second of the test events for mass audiences took place last night in Braga, with an open-air concert by singer-songwriter Pedro Abrunhosa. The 400 people in the audience and
Second day this week that Portugal registers zero Covid deaths
The decision to unlock the country comes just as the daily bulletins start reporting incidences where there are no deaths at all. Today is one of them. It’s the second
Covid quarantine camp: Portuguese government requisitions bankrupt Odemira eco-resort for immigrant agricultural workers
Odemira’s Zmar eco-resort has been requisitioned by the government to ensure immigrant agricultural workers who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 have the facilities they require to self-isolate. It is clearly
Algarve vaccination centres up and running
The Algarve’s Covid-19 vaccination centres – some of which have been waiting for the green light to open for weeks – finally started opening this week, at a time when
Portugal “confident” it will make UK’s green list for Covid-safe holiday destinations
Portugal is confident it will make the UK’s ‘green list’ for Covid-safe holiday destinations this summer. This is the message given to SKY News today by Portuguese ambassador Manuel Lobo