Portugal’s bars and discotheques “have been completely ignored”
Portugal’s bar and disco owners have been “completely ignored” in the government’s roadmap for reopening from lockdown, which starts tomorrow. While restaurants ‘and similar’ – meaning coffee shops and cafés
Suspended batches of AstraZeneca not distributed in Portugal
Batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine that were suspended in several European countries following reports of blood clots, have not been distributed in Portugal, according to the Portuguese health authorities, local
Exports, imports slumped in January
Portugal goods exports plunged by 9.8% at the start of the year, compared to January 2020, and imports fell by almost double (-17.2%) in nominal terms, the National Statistics Institute
Developing a Portuguese vaccine would cost 45 million euros – researcher
Developing a Portuguese vaccine against COVID-19 would cost around 45 million euros, plus an additional 100 million euros to be invested in infrastructure to move into the production phase, according
Algarve goes nearly one week without Covid-related deaths
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in the Algarve between March 4 and 10. According to data from health authorities, the month started with zero deaths on March 1 followed by
Portimão launches “vaccine taxi” for senior citizens
Portimão Council has launched a new free service designed to transport senior citizens to the local health centre to receive their Covid-19 vaccine. Entitled ‘Vaccine Taxi’, the free service is
Study: Over 26% of Portuguese citizens put on weight during pandemic
Over 26% of people in Portugal have put on weight during the pandemic, the National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating revealed, according to local media website SIC noticias,
Portuguese government’s deconfinement plan “without dates”
With the country desperately waiting for news of when businesses can start reopening, Expresso reports that the Portuguese government’s deconfinement plan actually has no dates. Every ‘phase’ will depend on
More than 3,000 new ‘recoveries’ from Covid in Portugal: 38 deaths, 691 new infections
On the face of it, Portugal’s slow recovery from the ravages wrought by Covid-19 in January looks assured. Today’s bulletin has seen more than 3,000 people previously deemed infected pronounced
Algarve virus numbers improve as boroughs removed from “very high” and “extremely high-risk” lists
Not one Algarve borough is included on the “very high-risk” and “extremely high-risk” lists of boroughs published on Monday, March 1 by the national health board (DGS). The updated lists