Presidential decree for âsoftâ State of Emergency opens with ârestrictions to liberty and mobilityâ
The presidential decree for a âsoftâ State of Emergency in Portugal opens with ârestrictions to liberty and mobilityâ. It is on its way to parliament this afternoon, and expected to
New State of Emergency presented as âsoftâ but âdrastic measuresâ could be round corner
Wednesday saw 7.1 million Portuguese in 121 mainland boroughs once again in partial lockdown as politicians argued the small print of a new declaration of State of Emergency expected to
âWe donât have clientsâ: Portugalâs hoteliers association presents government with 10-point emergency programme
Portugalâs hoteliers association AHRESP has presented the government today with a 10-point emergency programme, explaining: âWe donât have clientsâ. The executiveâs support available to companies doesnât take into account that
âHere comes the Armyâ: even before Portugalâs State of Emergency in place
With the country still waiting to hear the terms of Portugalâs new State of Emergency, a dispatch published in government newspaper DiĂĄrio da RepĂșblica this morning shows the Armed Forces
âWe must go to school, the theatre and cinema but reduce contactsâŠâ says health director
Further mixed messaging today as the latest Covid figures report that there have been another 46 deaths in the last 24-hours and over 2,500 new infections. Health director Graça Freitas
Minuteâs silence for Portugalâs Covid deaths as State of Emergency looms ever closer
President Marcelo led a dramatic homage today to âall deaths, especially those of âvictims of Covid-19â as prime minister AntĂłnio Costa tries to gather political support for the declaration of
Communist Party criticises new COVID-19 measuresÂ
The head of Portugalâs Communist Party on Sunday pushed back on restrictions introduced by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying these were by âdisproportionate.â âThis epidemic, as
7.1 million Portuguese set to enter new ‘Covid restrictions’ from Wednesday
7.1 million Portuguese – 70% of the population – are to be saddled with new restrictions from Wednesday in the governmentâs bid to stem the rising tide of Covid infections.
Bid to âoutlawâ Portugal’s borough lockdown thrown out by Supreme Administrative Tribunal
News came through this afternoon that the Supreme Administrative Tribunal has rejected the bid by right-wing party Chega to outlaw this long weekendâs borough âlockdownsâ in Portugal. The court had
Portugal registers 11,000 domestic violence cases
Over 11,000 cases of domestic violence were registered by Portugalâs PSP police force, Lusa news agency reported on Saturday. From January 1 to September 30, 2020, the PSP registered around