Portugal culture to take centre stage at protest
Portugal culture workers are to stage a protest on January 30 calling for more economic support during the pandemic, local media reported. “We have been brutally suffering for ten months
Portugal to auction 9, 14-year bonds on Wednesday
Portugal expects to issue up to 1.25 billion euros on Wednesday in its first debt issuance of the year, state debt agency IGCP said. The country’s state debt agency IGCP
Portugal to receive first batch of Moderna vaccine “within days”
The first batch of the Moderna vaccine – approved by EU regulators yesterday (Wednesday) – is expected to arrive in Portugal “within days”, vaccine task force coordinator Francisco Ramos has
Faro Hospital takes in Covid-19 patients from Lisbon and Alentejo
Before the announcement this afternoon that Portugal has registered a new maximum of daily Covid-19 cases (click here), the Algarve University Hospital Board (CHUA) revealed that Faro Hospital has started
Seven Algarve boroughs enter Covid-19 “high risk” zone
Albufeira, Faro, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António all registered more than an average of 240 cases of Covid-19 infection per 100,000 inhabitants
Tavira schools closed as Covid-19 cases soar – authorities investigate whether new variant is to blame
A “sudden increase” in the number of Covid-19 cases in Tavira has led the regional health authority ARS Algarve to suspend all classes from the fifth to twelfth grades in
Why attempts to halt the spread of Covid-19 are more deadly than the virus – Comment
Back in 1968 and at the height of the Vietnam War, the Americans called in artillery and air strikes to prevent Communist guerrillas from over-running the town of Ben Tre
Pandemic shutdowns brought ‘environmental quality’, aggravated inequalities – Zero
Shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic enabled an increase in environmental quality but there also was a rise in social inequality, Portuguese environmental association Zero warned on Sunday. In a
PM’s Christmas message: ‘2020 has been a year of combat, pain and resistance’
Portugal’s prime minister on Friday expressed hope for Portugal’s recovery and expressed gratitude to health professionals fighting COVID-19. “We are experiencing the greatest challenge of our lives,” António Costa said
Portugal Covid update: cases fall, deaths down but more people in hospital
Portugal’s Covid swings and roundabout continue today with some ‘positive news’ and some ‘not so positive’. Deaths, for example, at 57 are down to the lowest number since October 20.