Portugal hits ‘historic moment’: 85% of population with one dose of vaccine
Steaming ahead to the goal of 85% of the population fully-vaccinated by the end of this month, Portugal has already hit a new moment of history in the country’s mass-vaccination
SIC outlines ‘political decisions that lie ahead’ over possibility of step back in Portugal’s deconfinement
Following a pithy editorial in Correio da Manhã last week (click here), SIC television news has run with the news that Portugal may not be able to reopen as planned
Another two weeks of ‘calamity’: Portugal’s government adjusts deconfinement
The municipalities of Arganil and Golegã have found themselves ‘pushed backwards’ in terms of deconfinement today as Portugal’s Council of Ministers has decided on the latest ‘lay out’ for the
Lisbon “at risk of going backwards” in Portugal’s slow deconfinement
Lisbon is at risk of being pushed back in the next Council of Ministers ‘overview’ of Portugal’s epidemiological situation with regard to Covid-19. The number of cases registered in the
Portugal’s deconfinement hokey-cokey continues: Odemira being one of the casualties
Portugal’s deconfinement hokey-cokey continues today, with the Council of Ministers defining municipalities changing places in the deconfinement process: one will be going forwards, two backwards, two stay where they are
Active cases in Portugal ‘increasing’: did football melée outside Alvalade stadium contribute?
Today’s Covid bulletin shows very much what experts feared after the extraordinary scenes that played out in Lisbon on May 11 when Sporting faced Boavista for the Premier League title
Council of Ministers extends Portugal’s ‘Calamity’ to May 30
Today’s Council of Ministers has extended Portugal’s State of Calamity to May 30, ringing a number of key changes when it comes to municipalities but, in general, reporting that the
RELEASED… finally Portimão joins rest of country as government rings deconfinement changes
The hamstrung borough of Portimão has heard today that it is joining the rest of the country in terms of deconfinement. Cafés, restaurants and shops can reopen their doors; malls
Restaurants get ‘golden go-ahead’ for weekend working: PM lays out Portugal’s latest phase of deconfinement
Restaurants in almost every corner of the country heard this evening that they will be able to function this weekend until 10.30pm. After weeks in which weekends have been almost
Portugal “with less than 100 in ICUs”, Rt and incidence levels stabilising
Portugal’s Friday Covid bulletin shows that numbers in hospital continue to fall; the Rt number has stabilised below 1 – and incidence levels are falling. It’s a ‘landmark day’ for