to living without the virus....

That measure had forced coworkers and entire school classes to be sent home.... Negative tests will still be required for everyone arriving in Portugal by plane, Costa said, and mandatory working from home is extended from Jan.... 9 to 14. The government is awaiting an assessment it has requested from the attorney general’s office about what changes might be made to voting procedures for a general election scheduled for Jan....

LISBON, Portugal--Portugal’s government announced Thursday further incentives for people to get COVID-19 booster shots and said new rules will require people to isolate only if they live with someone who tests positive. People who had a booster jab two weeks previously will from next Monday no longer need to show a negative coronavirus test result to attend events and enter places where it otherwise would be required, Prime Minister António Costa said. Also, anyone who has had a booster shot wil

The ban of at least three weeks on eating and drinking also applies to theaters, sports venues and public transport.... As well as the food and drink ban, there’ll once again also be limits on crowd numbers at public venues, with no more than 2, 000 allowed indoors and 5, 000 outdoors.... The limits don’t apply to election campaign rallies, infuriating some musicians who will no longer be allowed to perform for stand-up crowds....

were shut down to fight virus outbreaks. Exports rose 3.7% over a year earlier to$ 273.6 billion, down

to stem the spread of the virus, Anas Sarwarhas urged. The Scottish Labour leader said the speed of

But little seems to be slowing Omicron’s spread, despite Biden’s insistence that he’s “ confident we are on the right track ” as the pandemic enters its third year.... Biden plans to update the country on his administration’s efforts on Thursday, a speech that comes as his administration faces escalating criticism from health experts and even some former advisors.... Advertisement “ The big tragedy here is that we came through last winter and even the summer, and never did the work to address

Tokyo Metropolitan Government employees and other officials are seen on patrol as they visit eateries that are open past 8 p.m.in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, on Aug.... 6 in the entertainment districts of Japan's capital, which remains under a coronavirus state of emergency, urging them to comply with requests to shorten their hours.... Following the state of emergency declaration, the metropolitan government has requested that eateries close by 8 p.m. and refrain from serving alcohol....

Goldman Sachs cut its U.S. economic growth target to 5.6% for 2021 and to 4% for 2022 citing an

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group Inc cut its forecast for the United States economic growth after