Almost 60% of Portuguese suffer pay cuts of around 20% due to pandemic
Almost 60% of Portuguese are struggling to pay bills due to cuts in pay or income caused by the pandemic. A study published this week and taken between August and
“Toys with a (Covid) twist for Christmas”? Cool or grotesque?
Like it or not toymakers have ‘leapt onto the pandemic bandwagon’ to produce what Reuters news agency has described as ‘toys with a twist’ for Christmas this year: a Covid
Ventilators donated to Algarve hospitals by boroughs “have never worked”
The 30 ventilators that were purchased in May with money donated by the Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL) and were meant to be used at the region’s public hospitals have “never
Portugal’s virus update: less active cases, less hospital admissions, more warnings to avoid family and friends
On a day when the gradual decrease of active cases is at last filtering through to numbers in hospitals, the general medical council has issued another loaded warning: “there is
Portugal’s latest Covid numbers show continued fall in number of new cases
Bit by bit, but fairly consistently, the number of new cases of Covid-19 registered in Portugal is coming down. Today’s figures show another ‘drop’ in the thousands to 2,597 –
Portugal reports 3,834 new COVID-19 infections, 87 deaths
Portugal reported 3,834 new COVID-19 infections and 87 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures released by health authority DGS on Sunday. Portugal has seen 4,963
Portuguese restaurant association describes ‘total despair’ as Christmas concessions “don’t help”
PRO.VAR, the national association of restaurants, has described the sector’s “total despair” over Christmas and New Year ‘concessions’ presented by the prime minister yesterday, saying not only don’t they help
Portugal’s president enacts decree to extend state of emergency
Portugal’s president on Saturday enacted a decree to extend the state of emergency until 23 December in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, according to an official statement
Christmas concessions: PM lays out Portugal’s festive season, with major proviso
Prime minister António Costa addressed the nation at 3pm today, outlining all the measures that should be in force over Christmas and the New Year – with one major proviso.
Covid-hit Algarve sees hotel occupancy rates plummet
Portugal’s Algarve region saw a record drop in hotel occupancy rates in November of 70% compared to the same month in 2019. The southern Algarve region saw an occupancy rate