More than half of the 59 Portuguese reservoirs monitored had, at the end of May, above 80% of the total volume, while four had values below 40%, according to data from the National Water Resources Information System (SNIRH).
A group of member states is seeking to prolong EU funding for cross-border natural gas projects - contrary to the European Commission's plans to remove all support for such infrastructure, according to a draft document seen by EUobserver.
The Judiciary Police have identified and detained a 36-year-old man for strong evidence of the practice of various crimes of aggravated sexual abuse of children .
A 57-year-old woman who suffered a spider fish bite on the beach of Alvor Poente, in Portimão on Saturday, was assisted by the National Maritime Authority.
At Faro Airport, queues were a problem for some tourists at the weekend. On Saturday it was in queues in passport control, for travellers who do not belong to the Schengen area. On Sunday, it was the wait to do their Covid-19 tests at the airport, before travelling.
Self-scheduling of vaccinations against Covid-19 is now available to people aged 50 and over on the Internet portal of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
A total of 27 children were transported to the Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, in Faro yesterday, "with symptoms of food poisoning", but without the need for hospitalisation.
The Chinese authorities have announced today the suspension of the air link between Portugal and China, for a period of two weeks, after detecting seven cases of Covid-19, on May 14th, on a flight from Lisbon.
