Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms, according to a statement by the country's Presidency issued on Monday.
Rebelo de Sousa produced a negative antigen test, however, a PCR test conducted later in the day came back positive, the state
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Zhang Min:Dear Rector Falcão! Before the new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic broke out, I had the pleasure to pay various visits to the University of Coimbra (UC) under your leadership. The University of Coimbra, which was historically established in the Royal Palace of Alcáçova, was named one of the world’s top five heritage universities by UNESCO. The “Guangming International Forum Dialogue” provides us with an opportunity to develop mutual communication. It is a pleasure to discuss with you on the topics of fighting against the new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic and of the issues in the post-pandemic era. The current new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic is still spreading around the world. The worldwide number of confirmed new coronavirus pneumonia cases has exceeded 66 million, and the death toll has exceeded 1.5 million. Mankind is experi
Portuguese President awards Vasco Cordeiro with Military Order of Christ
LISBON – Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa awarded today Vasco Cordeiro, former president of the Regional Government of the Azores, with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ during a restricted ceremony at the Belém Palace in Lisbon.
The Military Order of Christ aims to distinguish outstanding services rendered to the country in the exercise of sovereign functions.
According to a press release posted on the official site of the Presidency of the Republic, the ceremony was attended by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues.
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