Politicians keen to see people in isolation released in order to vote…
The enormous problem of how to get round the possibility that as much as 12% of the population could be ‘isolating’ due to Omicron by election day has seen politicians
“Absence of specific vaccines” – experts lay-down what they think Portugal needs for 2022
Ahead of the Covid ‘status report’ meeting scheduled for tomorrow at Infarmed, specialists at the General Medical Council (Ordem dos Médicos) and IST (Superior Technical Institute of) Lisbon have laid
New Year parties authorised by government scuppered by DGS
The tide may well be turning in terms of how Portugal handles Omicron and Covid-19, but it is turning at a snail’s pace – much too slowly for some. Expresso,
Pressure on intensive care beds mounts: Algarve “exceeds limits”
Headlines today flag further alerts over increasing pressure on hospitals due to Covid-19. SIC reports that there are 11% more patients in intensive care this week than last, and that
Airport arrivals halls in Lisbon, Faro and Porto closed due to new restrictions
This is the headline in Diário de Notícias this afternoon following a joint press conference called to present new restrictions coming in at all Portugal’s main airports. Rui Alves, director
‘Get tough’ land border controls in Portugal start from tomorrow
In line with new ‘get tough measures’ coming in from tomorrow to combat the generalised rise in Covid infections in Portugal (click here), land border controls are also being tightened.
“Pandemic is continuing to grow” says health minister: over 3,770 new cases in 24-hours
Shortly after warning parliament bad news was coming, Marta Temido’s heads-up has been roundly confirmed by today’s DGS Covid bulletin: new cases have indeed broken through the barrier of 3,000,
Portugal’s ‘illegal homes’ increase by another 11,000 through pandemic
The crisis brought by the pandemic has facilitated the return of illegal homes, writes Expresso this weekend – particularly in large cities. “Shacks, camps, pre-fabricated buildings, even commercial premises transformed
Portuguese municipalities at “high” or “very high” risk of infection increase to 29
Very much along lines certain experts have been trying to warn, the virus situation in Portugal is slowly changing for the worse in spite of the country’s exceptional vaccination record.
European health commissioner refers to “pandemic of unvaccinated; boss of Portugal’s General Medical Council suggests otherwise
European health commissioner Stella Kyriakides is in the Portuguese tabloid press today, lamenting what she calls “the pandemic of the unvaccinated”. It is a direct lift from a similar phrase