Portugal and Iceland ‘only European countries not vaccinating people who have had Covid and recovered’
Portugal and Iceland are the only countries in Europe currently holding back on vaccinating people who have contracted Covid-19 and recovered. A report published by the ECDC (European Centre for
Portugal backs call for “world pandemic treaty”
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa is one of the many political figures who have signed their names today to an open letter published in newspapers around the world calling for
Wheelchair-bound mafioso ‘on run from life sentence’ discovered in Lisbon Covid ward
A wheelchair bound Italian, described as ‘on the run’ from a life sentence since 2019, has been found in a Lisbon Covid ward. Francesco Pelle, 44, used to be “one
Algarve hoteliers want tourism workers among vaccination priority groups
The Algarve hoteliers’ association (AHETA) wants hotel and restaurant workers to be included in Portugal’s vaccination priority groups, “similarly to other rival tourist destinations”. Says the association, “the human factor
Portugal’s Rt rises, but other indicators are down: only 309 new cases in 24-hours
Another day of ‘good news’, tempered only by the constant referrals to Portugal’s Rt (transmission) number, which has inched up a notch to 0.94 (for Portuguese territory as a whole,
Portugal cracks down further on foreign visitors at airports and land borders
Portugal is cracking down on the arrival of foreigners from at risk countries – requiring quarantine for 14-days as well as the presentation of negative Covid tests. The announcement has
Government chooses 11 companies to accelerate vaccine production in Europe
The Portuguese government has chosen 11 Portuguese companies to potentially help produce vaccines against covid-19 in the European Union (EU), local newspaper Publico reported on Saturday. The government has invited
Covid-19: Portugal to vaccinate teachers on Saturday
Almost 80,000 teachers and other education staff in Portugal will be vaccinated against Covid-19 this weekend, Lusa news agency reported. Portugal’s Prime minister, Antonio Costa, and the minister of education,
German ‘Covid specialists’ “a magnificent gesture of European solidarity”
The teams of German ‘Covid specialists’ who arrived in Portugal in February when health services were ‘on their knees’ have finally ‘gone home’ as numbers in hospitals have fallen dramatically.
“Prudence and common sense”: President’s recipe for successful Easter in Portugal
Addressing the nation this evening to usher in yet another State of Emergency (the 14th so far in this Covid-19 pandemic), President Marcelo called for “prudence and common sense”. These