Portugal’s police break up illegal party near Lisbon
GNR police were called on Saturday to put an end to a house party with around 30 revellers in Monte da Caparica, Almada (a “high-risk” municipality), south of Lisbon. Revellers
Portugal reports 6,602 new COVID-19 infections, 55 deaths
Portugal reported 6,602 new COVID-19 infections and 55 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures released by health authority DGS on Saturday. Portugal has seen 3,305
Restaurant workers protest coronavirus restrictions
Restaurant workers took to the streets on Saturday to protest the government’s new restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, calling on citizens to disobey compulsory confinement and join
Rain to help keep people home as weekend curfews begin
Even the weather is telling us to stay home. At a time when some weekend curfews are beginning and the advice from the government is to only leave home when
Portimão tackles “economic catastrophe” with plan to get businesses back on their feet
Portimão Council is working on a plan to support local businesses which have been struggling since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and have now been dealt a new blow
“Foreign residents should be taken into account” – Algarve boroughs slam formula that calculates Covid-19 risk
The president of the Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL) has slammed the formula that determines whether a municipality is considered a Covid-19 hot spot. According to António Pina, authorities have not
Portugal’s PM warns pandemic ‘serious’, urges citizens to stay home
Portugal’s prime minister called for most citizens to stay home this weekend and next, saying it was vital to fight the spread of COVID-19. “This weekend is going to be
Portimão at risk of partial lockdown as Covid-19 cases exceed limit
Portimão is facing the very real possibility of a partial lockdown as the number of positive Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks has exceeded the limit set by the
New emergency measures in pipeline, claims tabloid
The government is already working on ‘new measures’ for the (so far) 121 boroughs most affected by the pandemic, claims tabloid Correio da Manhã today. The paper that warned this
State of Emergency: government can close roads and railway lines
With large parts of the country waking up today to the new reality of State of Emergency restrictions, national media is ‘catching up’ on the small print of what was