Portugal has launched its travel insurance scheme for international tourists, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The government’s latest initiative has been promoted by RNA Seguros de Assistência, with medical, surgical, hospital and pharmaceutical expenses being included in the travel insurance that will be extended throughout the whole country.
Turismo do Algarve is set to launch "a strong communication operation" on the "Channel 5" TV channel, in the United Kingdom, to "reinforce the message that the region remains a safe destination for holidays".
The Portuguese capital and its surrounding municipalities will remain under tougher anti-coronavirus restrictions than the rest of the country until at least the end of August, the government said this Thursday.
The 21-year-old man who, on 23 August last year shocked many after shooting and killing young Paderne local Lucas Leote, at the Lick nightclub, near Boliqueime, was arrested today on the outskirts of Paris. The Judiciary Police (PJ) recalls that the suspect fled the scene of the murder "immediately after the crime was committed", with information immediately emerging that he had left Portugal.
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos will leave her job in the administration of telecoms operator Unitel amid ongoing tensions between board members, Portugal’s news agency Lusa reported on Tuesday.
Banging on their flight cases, hundreds of struggling live-event workers took over one of Lisbon’s main squares Tuesday night to urge the country’s government to help them survive the economic collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Across the world, the coronavirus outbreak and lockdowns have led to widespread cancellations and postponement of events to later this year or 2021. And workers, from sound technicians to stage managers, quickly found themselves in a tight spot.
Over the weekend a group of nationalists calling themselves the “National Resistance” gathered in front of the headquarters of the ‘SOS Racismo’ association with white masks and torches to protest against “anti-national racism”.
Rui Pinto was thankful this Tuesday that the “arduous and long crossing of the desert” had come to an end, alluding to his release from prison, but he warned that “the struggle continues”, as Portugal “remains a haven for great corruption”.
