Johnson&Johnson vac arrives in Portugal just as US regulators prepare to suspend it
Yesterday Portugal was being told the ‘gamechanger’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine was arriving on Wednesday. Today, in the US, regulators are calling for its suspension. The constant ‘swings and roundabouts’
Portugal has “very much lower Covid incidence level than majority of European countries”
Portugal has a “very much lower (Covid) incidence level than the majority of countries in Europe”. This has been one of the many positives coming out of this morning’s meeting
“Only 15% of adverse reactions in Portugal related to AstraZeneca” while second dose ‘can be substituted by another other vaccine’
Only 15% of the more than 3600 cases of adverse reactions reported in Portugal are related to the AstraZeneca vaccine while DGS health chiefs today have ‘admitted’ that the second
“Algarve at risk of confinement” but numbers remain low
Today’s Covid bulletin if taken on face value is positive: hospital numbers remain at 466 nationwide, the number of patients in intensive care has dropped to 113 (the lowest number
Two schools closed in Faro; “worst Saturday for new cases since early March”
Saturday’s bulletin is being billed as ‘the worst in terms of new cases since early March’ – which it may be – but numbers in hospitals are massively down on
Portuguese woman fined €200 for consuming soup in her own car
The zeal with which Portuguese police have been adhering to State of Emergency regulations has seen a young woman with what seems like a perfectly valid excuse fined €200 for
Lagoa and Faro set up vaccination centres
Two new vaccination centres have been set up in the Algarve, this time in Lagoa and Faro. The two boroughs made the announcement on Friday (April 9), just two days
Active case count in Portugal increases for first time in 18 days
The significance of concern over Portugal’s Rt has come clear today as the active case count has increased following 18 days in which it steadily reduced. The Friday bulletin shows
47 outbreaks of Covid-19 in Portugal’s creches and primary schools during first 2 weeks of reopening
Portugal’s health authorities have reported 47 ‘outbreaks of infection’ in creches and primary schools in the period March 15-26. In other words, in little more than 10 days of reopening
Slight increase in hospital admissions as President signals end for Portugal’s State of Emergency
Today’s Covid bulletin sees a slight increase in the number of people being treated in hospitals up and down the country, and in ICUs, but Portugal’s president has said the