The prime minister said this Tuesday that a range of "misunderstandings" with the Order of Doctors throughout last week have been cleared up. This comes following the outbreak of COVID-19 in an elderly care home in Reguengos de Monsaraz, and a series of comments made about the mismanagement of the situation, leading Costa to stress his appreciation for the sector.
Rui Pinto, creator of Football Leaks, as well as being the mind behind Luanda Leaks, has listed sports personalities, politicians, the national director of the Judiciary Police (PJ) and Edward Snowden as witnesses at his trial, that will begin in September and which accounts for 90 crimes in total.
The inclusion of Portugal in the United Kingdom's list of safe countries to travel to was deserved "for some time" and will open a window of opportunity that the Algarve region "should make the most of", João Fernandes, president of Turismo do Algarve stated this week.
The cost of flights and holidays to Portugal is likely to remain low as demand will struggle to pick up quick enough to save summer for the tourism-dependent economies of some regions, despite the country’s removal from the UK’s quarantine list, say experts.
Ryanair's Human Resources director, Darrell Hughes, said in an interview with the Lusa news agency this week that there is "a real prospect of wild cuts in Portugal" throughout the winter season in terms of capacity and planes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The British government today announced the inclusion of Portugal in the UK’s list of countries with "travel corridors", meaning that British passengers travelling back to their home country are exempt from fulfilling a two-week quarantine period, imposed due to the ongoing pandemic.
Turismo do Algarve is intensifying its partnerships with some of the main European airlines that fly to the region, with the aim of reinforcing the board’s effort to promote the destination and to attract the interest of new visitors up until the end of this year. The local entity is hoping that this new call to tempt tourists to the region will increase tourism outside the usual "high season" period.
The number of people registered as unemployed in Portugal edged up 0.2% in July from the previous month, but was 37% higher year-on-year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Institute of Employment and Professional Training said today.
