This week the regional conference on the epidemiological situation in the Algarve described the outlook for the region as "controlled". Within the past 24 hours, just 10 new people were reported as having positive COVID-19 tests, and the number of recoveries also increased, with three new recorded patients overcoming the virus.
Stricter measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak are set to be introduced across Portugal from mid-September as students return to schools and many workers go back to the office, the government said this Thursday.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa has sought to calm tensions with the country's doctors after sparking anger with controversial comments this week.
After four days of a consecutive increase, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirmed this Thursday 399 new cases of Covid-19 in Portugal. The number is the highest daily jump since July 10, when 402 infections were announced. This means that there have now been 56,673 cases of the novel coronavirus in Portugal.
The Stayaway Covid phone application, which will allow for the tracking of virus infection through monitoring of physical proximity between devices, should be available from next week, said the Cabinet Affairs minister, Mariana Vieira da Silva, this Thursday.
In the last four days there has been a massive 723% increase in hotel reservations throughout Portugal – according to On The Beach, one of the largest British beach holiday operators. This is a marked boost to the tourism sector, compared to the days leading up to the UK’s decision to include Portugal in its air bridge list.
Irish airline Ryanair is set to reinforce its weekly connections between the United Kingdom and Portugal, from September 11th to October 24th, with 14 more flights to Faro every week, the low-cost airline announced today.
"The auction was a success, even greater than the auction that took place about a year ago [...]. We beat a new world record, which was achieved with absolutely clear negotiations", announced the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, at a press conference today in Lisbon.
