A group of major Portuguese authors have found a way to keep themselves and their readers busy during the lockdown: they’re writing a serial novel, with each writer given 24 hours to respond to the previous chapter.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said, this Tuesday, that the country will enter a third phase of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the "closure" of businesses and institutions is no longer a focus. However, the resumption of activity "in small steps" will have to be accompanied by the control of the situation, with permanent assessment of epidemiological data.
The Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) announced today their plan for the progressive resumption of the practice of the sport, which includes in the first phase the conditioned reopening of the courses, in May, and in the second, the return to competition, in July.
Poverty and social problems are a worrying side effect of the pandemic, especially in big cities like Lisbon. As in most urban environments, there is a significant homeless population. Moreover, skyrocketing unemployment has meant more people than ever are in need of some assistance – families are struggling to pay their rent and put food on the table.
The Algarve is in a "comfortable" situation in the fight against COVID-19, with a rate of recoveries higher than the national average, said today the regional health delegate, at a time when the region is gearing up to possibly reopen the economy.
The Government is set to adopt the same travel restrictions that were in force at Easter for the long weekend of the 1st of May.
Brazilians who make up Portugal’s biggest migrant community mainly came to Europe in search of a better life, but the COVID-19 crisis has wiped out incomes and jobs for many - and even pushed some onto the streets. One of an estimated 150,000 Brazilians in Portugal, 46-year-old Patricia Gomes arrived two years ago and was able to get by on a minimum wage care home job paying 635 euros a month.
The lethality rate of COVID-19 in Portugal is 3.3%, a figure that rises to 13.3% for those over 70 years old. Portugal has so far performed 302 thousand tests for the new coronavirus also.
