Antonio Costa Spain Portugal Coronavirus pandemic reports country and Antonio Costa Spain Portugal

Coronavirus: Portugal shuts all schools and declares 'state of alert'

Reading now: 193
www.mirror.co.uk

The government of Portugal has announced all schools will close while pumping billions of euros into businesses as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Portugal has so far reported 112 confirmed cases of coronavirus, far below neighbouring Spain where dozens of people have died.

However, hits to the country's vitally important hotel sector has convinced the ruling party to put together a €2.3billion package, delay some tax payments and grant soft loans to help out struggling businesses.

Prime Minister Antonio Costa has also announced that all schools will be shut from next week in a bid to control the virus's spread. Do you have a coronavirus story?

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA