Portugal reports record high COVID-19 infections
Portugal registered 21 deaths and 3,669 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures by Portugalâs Directorate-General of Health (DGS). New cases of COVID-19
Deaths âat homeâ continue to skyrocket: health chiefs mount investigation
More and more Portuguese are âdying at homeâ. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a âvery abrupt increaseâ in the number of deaths recorded in peopleâs homes.
Brussels recalculates Portugalâs Recovery funding, removing âŹ2 billion
A new calculation published today has seen the European Commission reduce grants coming Portugalâs way in post coronavirus recovery funding by âŹ2 billion. Only two months ago, a jubilant prime
Waiting for surgeries in Portugal: roughly 242,000 patients
SNS surgical waiting lists – a feature of the State health system that has always been âcomplicatedâ – are worse than ever thanks to the chaos caused by the pandemic.
Lisbonâs Covid-19 contingency measures extended to end of month
Todayâs Council of Ministers has extended Lisbonâs virus-led contingency measures to the end of the month, with some minor changes. The rest of the country remains in the slightly lighter
Virus detected in sewers âis eliminated by water treatment plantsâ, confirms study
A study conducted by Ăguas de Portugal has shown that traces of SARS-CoV-2 detected in effluent entering water treatment plants are eliminated during the treatment process. This is another indication
First Portuguese baby infected in womb by Covid-19 ârecovering in Lisbonâ
The first baby to have been infected âin uteroâ with SARS-Cov-2 was born prematurely and in a critical condition at the SĂŁo Francisco Xavier hospital in Lisbon two weeks ago.
Fingers crossed in Portugal as EU leaders gather for âcrunch summitâ in Brussels
Fingers are tightly crossed in Portugal today that the first face-to-face summit of EU leaders in months will manage to agree on a post-coronavirus economic recovery package. Reports stress the
Virus accounts for less than half Portugalâs increased number of deaths
Stark proof that Covid-19 is indirectly killing more people than those who contract it seems to have emerged today with new data on the number of âadditionalâ deaths in the
What can we do? Where can we go? Portugal eases back to normal âbut people are confusedâ
In response to a number of queries sent into our offices over the last couple of weeks, the Resident has set out to try and clarify the picture of Portugalâs