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Portugal: Madeira will begin vaccinating children against COVID-19
Madeira has not recorded any cases of the Omicron variant and is scheduled to start immunizing 14,715 children aged 5 to 11 on December 14. Health Minister Pedro Ramos said: “The vaccines (intended to vaccinate children) will arrive on December 13, a week ahead of schedule.” Government officials emphasized that the region will receive 25% […]
Read MorePorto: Authentic Douro Wine Tour
Escape the city and see a side of northern Portugal that most first-time visitors miss out on during a Douro Valley tour that includes a cruise on the DouroRiver. Exploring by boat allows you to escape the crowds on land and enjoy unobstructed views of the Douro Valley, while letting someone else drive allows […]
Read MorePortugal: No compulsory Covid vaccination planned
President Marcelohopes not to comment on the “hot topic” of compulsory vaccination against Covid 19, as he answered “not on the agenda for the time being” by calling on citizens to vaccinate. This does not mean that Portugal will not obey Europe if the Member States actually choose to be vaccinated. Enjoyed this post? Never miss […]
Read MorePortugal implements new COVID restrictions
Portugal, which has the highest COVID19 immunization rate in the world, announced that it would reintroduce restrictions to prevent the proliferation of cases and urged all passengers flying in the country to submit a negative test certificate upon arrival. I did. “It doesn’t matter how successful the vaccination is, we must be aware that […]
Read MorePortugal among top 10 Thanksgiving destinations for North Americans
According to data from ForwardKeys, Portugal is among the 10 most popular international destinations where North Americans spend a few days over Thanksgiving. The list is led by El Salvador, a destination that is up 51% year-on-year in 2019 (tickets confirmed November 5, 2021 for travel from the United States November 18-24 compared to November […]
Read MorePortugal makes several changes to Golden Visa program
The Government of Portugal has confirmed that the country’s Golden Visa program will have a number of new changes, effective January 1, 2022. As previously announced, among the new changes for Portugal’s Golden Visa program will be the removal of Lisbon, Porto as the Algarve as eligible territories for the purchase of houses and […]
Read MorePortugal: Madeira bans the unvaccinated from more indoor places
The regional government of the Madeira Islands has announced new strict regulations for those who have not been vaccinated against Covid19. From tomorrow (November 20), unvaccinated people will be banned from “attending or working at public or private events”. In other words, they can no longer attend or work at cultural or sporting events […]
Read MorePortugal: No new state of emergency planned
Prime Minister António Costa said today that he does not foresee the need for a new state of emergency in Portugal, but assured that despite the dissolution of parliament, the government will not hesitate to adopt more restrictive measures to prevent stop the Covid19 pandemic. “Frankly, I do not foresee that we will have […]
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