AstraZeneca ‘bombshell’ may delay Portugal’s vaccine programme, admits PM
Prime minister António Costa has reacted to the ‘bombshell’ news that there is in fact a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots “observed after its administration”, warning that
“Extraordinary support” for people who have lost income since January to be extended
Portugal’s AERT programme, standing for ‘extraordinary support to workers’ income’, is being extended to take in people affected since January this year. The news came this morning from labour minister
Mayors of Portugal’s high risk municipalities in discussions with PM Costa
The various mayors of Portugal’s ‘high risk’ municipalities (in terms of incidence of cases of Covid-19) have been meeting virtually with prime minister António Costa this morning with a view
Covid outbreak among Algarve construction workers “a real problem”, says expert
Óscar Felgueiras, the mathematician involved in establishing the government’s slow plan for deconfinement, has explained why the outbreak of Covid-19 in Portimão’s construction sector is ‘a real problem’. The bottom
Good Friday Covid bulletin: Portugal’s Rt ‘moves up to 0.97’
Today’s Covid bulletin (as the country ‘celebrates’ Good Friday) has seen the national Rt number inch towards 1. With the incidence rate up slightly to 62.9 cases per 100,000 (65.6
How four can become nine: the real impact on the Algarve if transmission doesn’t fall
Five words. That’s all it took in the prime minister’s speech yesterday to threaten half the Algarve with prohibition of moving into deconfinement stage 3 (due on April 19). Deconfinement
World Health Organisation appeals for ‘new restrictions’ as Portugal prepares for step two of deconfinement
The World Health Organisation has appealed today for ‘further restrictions in Europe’ to combat the increasing wave of Covid infections as here in Portugal government ministers are expected to agree
New cases up – but numbers in Portuguese hospitals continue to fall
Today’s Covid bulletin is being described as showing ‘the highest number of new cases for the last two weeks’. But it could also be a reflection of the ‘weekend effect’,
Portugal’s mass Covid vaccination plan to see citizens ‘requesting inoculations’ online
Portugal’s mass vaccination plan against Covid-19 is to see citizens ‘self-scheduling’ online. With Phase One of the programme close to its end (meaning all the over-80s and priority groups will
Portugal registers another 1,654 ‘recoveries’ as new cases total just 388
It has been another ‘excellent day’ for numbers as Portugal inches closer to the moment when cafés and restaurants can reopen to tables outside. The countdown to April 5 is