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Record breaking electricity consumption due to cold weather By TPN/Lusa, in News, Business · 16-01-2021 14:00:00 · 1 Comments On 13 January, electricity consumption beat the daily record of 11 years and natural gas consumption exceeded the maximum of 2017, according to data from REN - National Energy Networks. The cold snap is the reason for the increase in energy consumption says the manager of the energy networks in Portugal. The maximum daily electricity consumption reached 185.1 GWh on Wednesday (13 January), surpassing the peak recorded on 11 January 2010. The highest peak in electricity consumption was at 7:30pm on the 12th, and was 9,887 MW, surpassing the record of 9,403 MW recorded in 2010. ....
Covid-19: Portugal Update, 15 January By TPN/Lusa, in News · 15-01-2021 16:04:00 · 1 Comments Portugal today has registered a total of 159 deaths, a new maximum of deaths related to covid-19 in 24 hours, and 10,663 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus, according to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS). The DGS epidemiological bulletin also indicates that 4,560 people are hospitalised, 192 more than on Thursday, of which 622 are in intensive care, that is, 11 more, in both cases, also new highs. Since the beginning of the pandemic, in March 2020, Portugal has recorded 8,643 deaths associated with covid-19 and 528,469 infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with 125,861 cases now active, 4,046 more than on Thursday. ....
Government refuses any restriction on flights between mainland Portugal and autonomous regions By TPN/Lusa, in News, Regional · 15-01-2021 16:10:00 · 0 Comments The Prime Minister said that there will never be any restriction on flights between mainland Portugal and the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira, in the context of the new general lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic. As for land borders with Spain, cross-border travel is defined and remains in force, prime minister António Costa said, rejecting the implementation of a border control measure as happened, exceptionally and temporarily , in the first general lockdown in Portugal, implemented in March and April 2020. ....
Mortality in 60 municipalities 1.5 times the five-year average By TPN/Lusa, in News · 15-01-2021 14:53:00 · 0 Comments Mortalities in 60 Portuguese municipalities were 1.5 times higher during December than the average of the last five years for the same period, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). In a bulletin on the impact of Covid-19 on Portuguese territory, INE also noted that 61 percent of new confirmed cases of contagion by the new coronavirus in the last 14 days were recorded in the northern and central regions. The exponential increase in new confirmed cases from 28 December culminated on 13 January with the highest number of new cases at seven days since the beginning of the pandemic: 61,273. ....
How to Start a New Business: Everything You Need to Know Before Your Launch By Advertiser, in Business · 15-01-2021 14:17:00 · 1 Comments Starting a new business is a big deal, especially if you aren’t going to be relying on the traditional business model to be a success. Doing something different, trying to build a new audience for a new concept? That requires a lot of thought and planning. This applies even to brick-and-mortar stores if you want to do something different. If you want to be sustainable, or if you want to work out ways to really connect your store to your community. ....