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New rules for COVID-19 isolation, entering the country // Premature airport announcement plunges government into crisis

Tourism worker concerns ahead of busy summer // Parliament votes again for euthanasia legalisation

Airport border staff increase after massive delays in Lisbon // New laws to make smoking in bars almost impossible

No new restrictions as case surge passes peak // Autumn vaccine calendar to be released soon

Reports Pro-Putin Russians welcomed Ukrainian refugees // Why so many Portuguese venues still allow smoking indoors

Rapid COVID-19 tests no longer free // Mask rule change effects analysed // Brits can skip airport queue

Mask mandate dropped almost everywhere from today // Alojamento local shouldn't be allowed in residential buildings, Supreme Court decides

COVID-19 rules extended again // Inflation to hit poorest Portuguese hardest

Foreign investment in Lisbon property hits new record // Almost 30,000 Ukrainians granted temporary protection

‘Avalanche’ of flu and other illnesses hitting emergency departments // WHO updates pandemic plan // Rapid tests remain free

Restrictions remain into next month // Volcano, earthquake threat prompts São Jorge evacuations

Appointment-free vaccinations / New long COVID guidelines / Major train issues for arriving refugees