New restrictive measures of the new general lockdown came into force on Wednesday 20th January, leaving some people confused as to what the current regulations are. We have set the new measures out below for you, clearly and concisely. These measures are in force until 11:59 on Saturday 30th January, with the possibility of an extension or change in regulations to be announced nearer the time.
The decision "is not formally made" but what is on the table is the immediate closure of the entire education system, including universities, starting this Friday. The final decision is still “subject to analysis of details” and will be “eventually taken this Thursday in the Council of Ministers”.
The teenage children of a nurse who went inexplicably missing on Monday in Lisbon have launched a desperate appeal for information over social media.
Synlab, in partnership with Hospital de Loulé, have today opened a Covid-19 Mobile Screening Center in Faro, which operates on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00 and on Saturdays from 09:00 to 13:00.
The British variant of Covid-19 has been detected in 28 Portuguese counties. Now, its presence has been confirmed in samples collected in Faro and Tavira.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) announced today that all districts of mainland Portugal will be under a yellow warning due to the forecast of sometimes heavy rain coming in on Wednesday.
Makro Portugal has announced that its doors are open to the general public from today until the 30th of January. The company's decision follows the "new declaration of a State of National Emergency and in line with the Government's guidelines".
Yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) detained two men suspected of being the perpetrators of violent robberies in isolated locations in the municipalities of Faro, Loulé and Tavira.
