Protests in Porto as restaurateurs warn they won’t survive new State of Emergency measures
There are protests in Porto today as restaurateurs take to the streets in defiance of the new State of Emergency measures, locking down business in the city over the next
Portugal sees 48 deaths and 5,784 cases of COVID-19 as virus spreads
Portugal reported 48 deaths and 5,784 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the second highest figure since the beginning of the pandemic, according to health authority DGS. There were 12 more
Portuguese chefs to debate mental health amid pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on restaurants and businesses worldwide, a chef in Portugal has organised a congress for restaurant staff to get together and discuss how to deal
Family context and cohabitation to blame for two thirds of COVID-19 infections – PM
Family context and cohabitation are responsible for two thirds of COVID-19 infections in Portugal, according to data revealed by the country’s prime minister. António Costa told the press following an
7.1 million Portuguese plunged into lunchtime lockdowns over next two weekends
7.1 million Portuguese in the 121 ‘Covid trouble-spot’ boroughs are to be ‘locked down’ from lunchtime on Saturday and Sunday for the next two weekends. This is perhaps the ‘toughest
Portugal registers 56 deaths and 6,640 new infections
It has been another ‘bleak day’ in the pandemic: 56 further deaths registered in the last 24-hours, along with 6,640 new infections – over half of them in the north.
Portugal aims to produce COVID-19 vaccine with multinationals
Portugal is looking to collaborate in producing a vaccine against Covid-19 together with global multinationals, the country’s Secretary of State for Internationalisation has told a leading local newspaper. Since March,
Portuguese people divided over use of masks on streets
Discussions over wearing a mask on the streets have split opinions and shown how fractured Portugal is over the country’s approach to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Eurosondagem poll,
Portugal’s government meets Saturday to decide state of emergency measures
The Portuguese government is holding a meeting on Saturday to decide on potential measures it will implement under the state of emergency declared on Friday by the country’s president, Lusa
24% of tourist accommodation still closed
The National Statistics Institute INE estimates that 24% of tourist accommodation remained closed in September because of the Covid-19 pandemic. And it says that Portugal’s tourism economy did not bounce