ASAE ‘suspends’ 11 bars and discotheques; passes 53 fines, in swoop to ensure pandemic rules are being observed
Various hospitality businesses the length and breadth of the country were targeted on Friday night as ASAE (health and food safety agency) conducted swoops to ensure pandemic rules are being
Health minister pressed for reports underpinning decision to vaccinate Portugal’s younger children
Health minister Marta Temido will be facing questions this afternoon from Opposition MPs on how and why authorities came to the decision to roll-out Covid vaccines to Portugal’s children from
Portalegre: latest casualty unit to report lack of doctors
Continuing crises in terms of staffing in Portugal’s SNS State hospitals have seen Portalegre cited as the latest A&E department that is critically low on doctors. Says SIM, the independent
DGS approves roll-out of Covid vaccines for five to 11 year olds
Portugal’s DGS health authority has officially announced the roll-out of Covid vaccines in the five to 11 year age groups. The last few days have seen the build up to
Dozen airlines fined for transporting passengers without required Covid paperwork
TAP, EasyJet, Emirates Airlines, British Airways, Ryanair and others have all fallen foul of the Portuguese government’s new ‘get tough measures’ against airlines transporting passengers without the required Covid paperwork.
Mandatory Covid vaccinations in Portugal “not on the agenda”… yet
Making yet another appeal to citizens to make sure they get vaccinated, President Marcelo has responded to questions about the ‘hot topic’ of mandatory vaccinations against Covid-19, saying “the issue
Hundreds wait to present Covid documentation at airports
Hundreds of people had to wait in queues at airports today as the first day of Portugal’s new restrictions for travellers into the country began. The balance however was essentially
Airline passengers from Schengen countries to receive ‘wristbands’ when Covid paperwork in order
Reports on the press conference called at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport this afternoon – to present the latest raft of pandemic-led restrictions click here – have revealed that passengers on
Specialists tell DGS “don’t vaccinate Portugal’s 5-11 year olds”
… but everything points to this advice likely to be ignored. This is the gist of information broadcast by SIC television news this afternoon: “A series of experts who advise
Government throttles back on fear
After over a week of frantic headlines, all signs are that the government will be throttling back on fear today (Thursday), in spite of the accelerating number of Covid cases.