Over 51,000 already vaccinated with at least one Covid jab in Algarve
Over 51,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the Algarve, the national health board (DGS) has revealed. The board’s latest weekly vaccination report shows that 5,621 people were vaccinated
Portimão announces mass testing following Covid outbreak among construction workers
Mass testing is due to begin today (March 24) in Portimão following an outbreak of Covid-19 among local construction workers. The goal is to avoid compromising the deconfinement plan that
Unemployed woman supporting family on €400 monthly benefits
Isabel Aguiar was working as a kitchen assistant, and was about to sign a contract, when the pandemic forced her boss to close the restaurant’s doors. She is now supporting
Infarmed: AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks
Portugal’s National Medicines Authority (Infarmed) issued a statement on Friday saying that the AstraZeneca vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks. The statement came after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the
Positive self-test covid results ‘must’ be reported to SNS24 line
People who carry out self-tests to detect COVID-19 and obtain a positive or inconclusive result should report this to the SNS24 line (808 24 24 24) or fill out a
Covid-19: Families in Algarve still relying on food banks
Food banks in the Algarve are still vital for many families a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Lusa news agency reported on Saturday. The southern Portuguese region’s economic dependence on
New weekly bulletin to give Portugal’s deconfinement stats
In addition to daily Covid bulletins, Portugal’s health authorities are to start publishing weekly statistics to ‘monitor the evolution of Covid-19” during the process of deconfinement. Scheduled for Fridays, the
GNR shut down illegal party with 50 people in Loulé
An illegal party with 50 people was shut down by GNR police on Sunday (March 14) in Loulé. Authorities were alerted at around 9.15am that an illegal gathering was taking
Portuguese scientists ‘close to completing work on alternative to Covid vaccine’
A group of Portuguese scientists has been working since last May on a way of ‘domesticating’ the SARS-CoV-2 virus – transforming it “from a wolf to a dog”. Project coordinator
Thromboses reported post-Astra Zeneca jabs: DGS says there’s ‘no evidence’ linking them to vaccine
In another strange post-vaccine event, two people in Portugal have developed thromboses (blood clots) following their first inoculations with the AstraZeneca vaccine. A joint statement issued by DGS health authorities