Portugal extends state of emergency amid COVID-19
Portugal’s parliament on Friday voted to approve the president’s request to extend the state of emergency imposed to help combat COVID-19 for an additional 15 days. The state emergency came
Portugal to ask parliament to extend state of emergency amid hike in COVID-19 cases
Portugal’s president is on Thursday to ask parliament to extend the state of emergency for another 15 days. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is sending a decree to parliament to request
Portugal’s Santa Maria Hospital almost runs low on ICU beds
Portugal’s Santa Maria Hospital almost ran out of intensive care beds for covid-19 patients on Wednesday, but is planning to expand its capacity, local media reported on Thursday. The hospital,
EU warns Portugal to watch debt amid gloomy outlook
Portugal doesn’t have the highest budget deficit in the European Union but there are concerns about its budgetary stability, the European Commission’s executive vice president said at a press conference
Portugal has spent at least €54m on COVID-19 tests
Portugal’s National Health Service (SNS) has spent at least 54 million euros so far on tests, carried out by private laboratories, to detect COVID-19 infections, newspaper Publico revealed on Wednesday.
Case of COVID-19 reinfection discovered in Portugal
A woman in Portugal’s capital Lisbon was reinfected with COVID-19, local newspaper Publico reported on Wednesday. The woman is the first person in the country to have reported reinfection, according
Portugal reports 4,452 new COVID-19 infections, 81 deaths
Portugal reported 4,452 new COVID-19 infections and 81 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures released by health authority DGS on Tuesday. Portugal has seen 3,553
Easyjet posts 1.2 billion euro loss, first in history
British airline Easyjet posted its first annual loss since it started 25 years ago, with the pandemic hitting the travel industry hard. The British airline reported that it saw a
Oscar nominations 2020: Portugal selects film ‘Listen’ for 93rd Academy Awards
Portugal selected the film ‘Listen’, by actress and director Ana Rocha de Sousa, to represent the country at the 93rd Academy Awards for the best international feature film award, the
Portugal reports 6,035 new COVID-19 infections, 76 deaths
Portugal reported 6,035 new COVID-19 infections and 76 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures released by health authority DGS on Sunday. Portugal has seen 3,381