AstraZeneca vaccine will continue to be administered in Portugal

ASTRAZENECA VACCINE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADMINISTERED IN PORTUGALThe Directorate-General of Health and Infarmed have stated that the AstraZeneca vaccine can continue to be administered and stressed that there is no evidence of a link with the thromboembolic cases registered in other countries.

Facebook is rumoured to be having a name change

FACEBOOK IS RUMOURED TO BE HAVING A NAME CHANGEIt is rumoured that Facebook is considering changing the company name, to reflect the tech giant's ambition to 'build the metaverse' and be recognised as more than just a social media network and the evils associated with that.

Infarmed warns of two illegal drug sale websites

Infarmed warns of two illegal drug sale websites.Infarmed have sent out a warning regarding the existence of two illegal websites for the sale of medicines aimed at the Portuguese public, highlighting the risks to health as it is not possible to ensure the safety, quality and authenticity of products sold by these unauthorized entities.

Obesity costs Portugal 1.2 billion euros a year

OBESITY COSTS PORTUGAL 1.2 BILLION EUROS A YEARObesity and people being overweight represents a direct annual cost of an estimated 1.2 billion euros in Portugal, a value equivalent to 0.6% of the wealth produced in the country, says a study released yesterday by the Centre for the Study of Evidence-Based Medicine (CEMBE) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and by the consultant Evigrade-IQVIA.

Long queues at Faro airport: 1,200 passengers arrive within an hour

Photo from Facebook - LONG QUEUES AT FARO AIRPORT: 1,200 PASSENGERS ARRIVE WITHIN AN HOURMore than a thousand passengers were trapped in long queue last Friday at Faro airport. The concentration of flights in the morning clogged the control zone of the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF). 

Snoop Dogg invests €13 million to produce cannabis in Portugal

Dr Photo - Snoop Dogg invests €13 million to produce cannabis in Portugal.American rapper and born-again-Christian, Snoop Dogg has invested around 13 million euros in a Portuguese cannabis producer.

UK arrivals: Day 2 tests can be cheaper lateral flow from Oct 24th

UK ARRIVALS: DAY 2 TESTS CAN BE CHEAPER LATERAL FLOW FROM OCT 24THAs rumoured over the passed few weeks, the UK governement have now confirmed that from 24th October 2021, fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18's arriving in England from countries not on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test, instead of a PCR test, on or before day 2 of their arrival into the UK.

Albufeira security guard is first ever to be suspended in Portugal

ALBUFEIRA SECURITY GUARD IS FIRST EVER TO BE SUSPENDED IN PORTUGALA private security guard who attacked a man while on duty in a nightclub in Albufeira is the first ever to be suspended from this type of work in Portugal. Video footage of this appauling incident is below.