In the recent Lisbon demonstrations against racism over the past weekend, posters with the words "The only good police are dead police" and “Police assassins” drew attention from many, especially the agents of Portugal’s security forces.
Hoteliers in the Algarve are hopeful that the national market can offset losses from the last three months, a period in which tourist revenues were reduced to practically zero, according the president of the largest sector association in the region.
A vessel with seven migrants on board was intercepted by the Maritime Police of Faro and Olhão over the weekend, on Saturday, around 12 noon, in the Ria Formosa Natural Park.
During the press conference of the District Civil Protection Commission, which took place this morning in Loulé, António Miguel Pina, AMAL president, and José Apolinário stated that the region is fully prepared to receive tourists during the coming summer season, but underline the importance of responsibility and awareness, especially amongst younger visitor.
Going to the beach is regarded as a moment of relaxation, but as of this Saturday, when the bathing season opens, bathers, of the sun and sea alike, will have to follow a set of rules to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister António Costa and his wife set foot on a beach this week, setting an example and examining the measures imposed to aid in the safety of the population. Distancing on the beach between people who are not from the same household is the main care to be taken.
With summer at the door, vacations are among the topics that most arouse interest for those who have been confined for three months because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. British tabloid Daily Mail chose to write an article, published yesterday, in which it compares the COVID -19 infection rates per million inhabitants among the main holiday destinations of the English population.
Portuguese airports will be ready to resume air traffic, with some degree of normality, starting on June 15th, guaranteed this Friday morning Prime Minister António Costa. Portugal thus meets the desire expressed a few hours earlier by the European Commission, through the Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, who said she had a desire that the free movement space within the European Union (EU), for air, land and sea, become a reality again by the end of the month.
Spain was forced into a U-turn yesterday after announcing that its borders with Portugal and France were to reopen this month — leading Lisbon to complain that it hadn't been informed.
