Fado club launches morning brunch, adapts to pandemic lockdown
A Fado club in Portugal has adapted under the pandemic and to the new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, launching Brunch Fado mornings to show that passion for the melancholic Portuguese folk
Algarve hotels see rush of long weekend cancellations due to borough lockdowns
The “few bookings” that Algarve hotels had for the upcoming two long weekends have had to be cancelled due to the latest municipal travel restrictions announced by the Portuguese government.
New Covid-19 measures to come into force from November 24; Lagoa added to Algarve “high-risk” list
New measures to tackle the spread of Covid-19 were announced by the Portuguese government last weekend and will come into force tomorrow (November 24). Municipalities will be divided into four
Majority of Portuguese disagree with latest ‘restrictions’ while commentators dub them contradictory
The government’s latest convoluted round of restrictions – ostensibly designed to help ‘control the pandemic’ – are not being well received, either by the general population or media commentators. A
Experts warn government’s new restrictions could actually ‘end up disseminating virus’ throughout Portugal
Saturday’s elaborate list of new restrictions dividing the country up into four-tiers may have unintentionally opened up a new risk for contagion. This is the fear of the national association
PM announces new restrictions as over 8 million Portuguese face further weekend lockdowns
PM António Costa has announced new restrictions for this latest State of Emergency as over 8 million Portuguese hear they face further weekend lockdowns. Upcoming December Bank Holidays (falling on
Faro Mayor calls for more government support for businesses in “high-risk” boroughs
Faro Mayor Rogério Bacalhau has urged the government to provide more financial support to businesses in the country’s 191 “high-risk” municipalities due to the heavy restrictions they are facing. Faro
Portugal’s police break up illegal party near Lisbon
GNR police were called on Saturday to put an end to a house party with around 30 revellers in Monte da Caparica, Almada (a “high-risk” municipality), south of Lisbon. Revellers
Portugal’s PM warns pandemic ‘serious’, urges citizens to stay home
Portugal’s prime minister called for most citizens to stay home this weekend and next, saying it was vital to fight the spread of COVID-19. “This weekend is going to be
“If nothing changes, Portugal on course for new confinement in December”
“If nothing changes in terms of virus numbers, deaths and pressure on hospitals, Portugal is on course for new confinement in December”, commentator Bernard Ferrão told SIC television news last