Portugal will use long-range drones and other surveillance means to reinforce the monitoring of summer wildfires, officials said on Monday, responding to concerns over the government’s readiness to tackle forest blazes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Portugal's tourism officials, there's light at the end of the tunnel for the country's travel sector and hundreds of thousands of employees in the industry.

The measures that restaurants will be forced to comply with upon their reopening from the 18th May in order to minimise the spread of COVID-19 have been announced. After much debate and controversy over the delay in officials releasing the measures, local restaurateurs’ worries have been heard.

A movement of citizens based in the Algarve are this week demanding the immediate suspension of the ongoing process of installing fifth generation telecommunications technology, abbreviated to 5G, in the region.

Graça Freitas, Director-General of Health, said today that it is impossible to impose rules on behaviour on young children upon their return to creches, arguing that it is up to adults to "do everything" to minimize the risk of contagion when they are playing and socializing.

Portugal is to take up to 60 unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps, according to Socialist Party lawmaker Isabel Santos, as concern mounts over the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on the vulnerable group.

One in four Portuguese citizens with a monthly household income of 650 euros or less have lost all their income because of the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, a study by the National School of Public Health showed this week.

Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno said on Thursday the unemployment rate could hit around 10% by the end of the year, compared to 6.7% reported during the first quarter of 2020, because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.