Portuguese emigrants returning home double
The number of Portuguese people living abroad that returned to their home country with help from the Portuguese state doubled in the first half of this year compared to the
Communist Party criticises new COVID-19 measures
The head of Portugal’s Communist Party on Sunday pushed back on restrictions introduced by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying these were by “disproportionate.” “This epidemic, as
São Brás de Alportel slams new COVID-19 measures
The Portuguese municipality of São Brás de Alportel on Sunday called the inclusion of the municipality in the 121 high-risk municipalities to be covered by new COVID-19 measures “inappropriate and
Portugal shatters daily coronavirus record with 4,007 more infections
Portugal on Saturday posted a new record of daily COVID-19 infections with another 39 deaths, over 4,007 new infections and 286 patients in intensive care, as government officials meet to
Portuguese household savings dropped sharply since 1970
Portuguese household savings are three times lower than they were 30 or 40 years ago, official data showed on Saturday, although savings did rise during the pandemic. Household savings in
Portugal government to decide on new lockdown measures
Portugal’s council of ministers are meeting on Saturday to decide on containment measures to control the pandemic. The extraordinary meeting this Saturday comes a day after the country reached record
StayAway Covid app “impossible to enforce” – but Brussels plans something ‘much bigger’…
Prime minister António Costa has today intimated how Portuguese citizens may never end up having to download the contact-tracing app StayAway Covid, because Brussels actually has a European-wide system in
Families asking for help during pandemic on rise – UMP
The number of families requesting help has increased during the pandemic, the head of Portugal’s non-profit União das Misericórdias Portuguesas (UMP) told local media on Sunday. Manuel de Lemos told
Portugal’s medical association warns of “severe overload” in emergencies via SNS Line 24
Portugal’s medical association warned on Sunday that the SNS 24 Line – which was created to answer questions for people with COVID-19 symptoms – was causing a “severe overload” in
Hundreds protest in Lisbon against mandatory masks
Hundreds of people in Portugal’s capital Lisbon took to the streets on Saturday to protest against measures introduced by the government to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, Lusa news agency