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By Syndicated Content
Apr 26, 2021 9:30 AM
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal on Monday reported no coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours for the first time in nearly nine months as the country emerges from a two-month lockdown, the health authority said.
The country has reported a total of 16,965 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic and 834,638 infection cases, 196 more than reported the day before.
The last time Portugal reported no coronavirus-related deaths was on August 3.
The health authority highlighted that it remains in the green zone of the risk matrix, with a transmission risk below 1 and a national incidence rate of 70.4 cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants.
By Reuters Staff
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LISBON, April 30 (Reuters) - Foreign tourist arrivals to Portugal slumped 92% in the first quarter from a year ago as a sharp surge in COVID-19 infections at the start of the year forced the country into lockdown, official data showed on Friday.
The National Statistics Institute (INE) said just about 160,000 foreign visitors stayed in Portuguese hotels between January and March 2021. Portugal’s first lockdown started in mid-March 2020, meaning the first quarter of that year was still little affected.
Earlier on Friday, the statistics office showed Portugal’s tourism-dependent economy contracted 3.3% in the first quarter from the preceding three months.
By Reuters Staff
2 Min Read
LISBON, April 30 (Reuters) - Foreign tourist arrivals to Portugal slumped 92% in the first quarter from a year ago as a sharp surge in COVID-19 infections at the start of the year forced the country into lockdown, official data showed on Friday.
The National Statistics Institute (INE) said just about 160,000 foreign visitors stayed in Portuguese hotels between January and March 2021. Portugal’s first lockdown started in mid-March 2020, meaning the first quarter of that year was still little affected.
Earlier on Friday, the statistics office showed Portugal’s tourism-dependent economy contracted 3.3% in the first quarter from the preceding three months.
By Reuters Staff
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LISBON, April 28 (Reuters) - Portuguese retailer Jeronimo Martins on Wednesday said first-quarter net profit jumped by two-thirds to 58 million euros as key market Poland drove a modest rise in sales during pandemic-related lockdowns there and at home.
However, Portugal’s second-largest retailer warned that there was still uncertainty over possible further restrictions in the countries in which it operates and their effect on consumer behaviour.
It said it planned to increase investment to 700 million euros ($845.60 million) this year from 470 million in 2020, 60% of which would be in Poland where its Biedronka unit is the largest food retailer, but again warned that local restrictions could impact the plan.