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Portugal will be removed from the "Green List" on Tuesday at 4am due to "rising cases" even though cases have barely risen at all since March. The Government is just trolling us now.

There is chaos in Portugal as Brits make a dash to book PCR tests and flights home before the country they were hoping to spend more time in is demoted to the Government's "Amber List".

As if the Government's travel "green list" wasn't limited enough, Portugal may not lift its ban on European tourists until at least May 30th – two weeks after travel restrictions are eased in Britain.

The recent victory by anti-immigration party Chega in Portugal was a surprise to no one paying attention to European politics. The Guardian, however, was predictably up in arms about the voice of the people being heard.

Today's update on Lockdown Sceptics is here. Includes a take down of Devi Sridhar by philosophy lecturer Sinéad Murphy, a personal request from Julia Hartley-Brewer and a critique of Boris's decision not to reopen schools.

Today's update on Lockdown Sceptics is here. Includes scathing commentary on Imperial's latest modelling by Prof David Livermore, an attempt to understand the logic of the red list by Jonny Peppiatt and a plea to open up.

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.

Croatia Added to Quarantine List First it was holidaymakers in Spain who were told they had to quarantine for 14 days on their return to Britain, then France. Now, Croatia has been added to the "red list". According to The BBC the 20,000 Brits currently holidaying in Croatia have until 4am on Saturday to leave the country or face the consequences. Meanwhile, the Scottish government has added Switzerland to the lists of countries on its quarantine list! However, there is a scintilla of good news. Portugal has been added to the "green list", meaning you don't have to self-isolate for 14 days after returning from the Algarve. Portugal's ministry of foreign affairs welcomed the changes as "useful for all those who travel between Portgual and the United Kingdom".In a tweet, it added: "This decision is proof of the good outcome of intense bilateral work. It allowed for an understanding that the situation in the country has always been under control, with Portugal standing as one of the European countries with more tests, fewer deaths and fewer hospitalisations." A friend of mine returned from the Algarve last week. Does he still have to self-isolate, even though the Government has finally admitted the virus has all but disappeared in Portugal? No doubt he does. Another Judicial Review Into the Valley of Death ...

Letter From a Care Home Whistleblower A Care Home Assistant has written to Lockdown Sceptics in response to our request for information about the neglect of elderly residents in care homes. She begins: My experience of working through COVID-19 is one that can best be described as harrowing, heartbreaking, and infuriating, which has left me with a sense of loss and emptiness that borders on overwhelming – but not for the reasons the media, this Government or the NHS would have you believe. COVID-19 has brought out the very worst in the care industry giving our managers, team leaders and head office carte blanche to run roughshod over the rights of both their staff and their residents. I have listed a few of the things I have experienced and witnessed as a result. There then follows a catalogue of appalling neglect and abuse, such as the following: Forced testing – management made it absolutely clear within the XXX home that staff who did not get tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis would be refused shifts despite this being a clear breach of contract. The same home also demanded that all their residents be tested for COVID-19 (later when the tests became more widely available around late spring to summertime) including those with dementia who had to be held down ...

Boris Self-Isolating After Fellow MP Tests Positive The Prime Minister was self-isolating last night after Lee Anderson, a Conservative MP with whom Boris had a 35-minute meeting, tested positive. But why has he got to self-isolate, given that he had COVID-19 less than six months ago and even the BMJ admits that T-Cell immunity lasts at least six months? The MailOnline has an explanation. It is possible to contract COVID-19 twice, with five confirmed cases of reinfection reported globally as of last month.Tests have shown that many people who recover from COVID-19 do have antibodies which can produce future immunity.But not enough is known about whether protection is long-term as the virus has only been known to science for less than a year.Even if a patient is asymptomatic, they may still be able to pass on the virus to people they are in close contact with. But hang on. If having had COVID-19 less than six months ago doesn't give you immunity, what hope is there for a vaccine? The BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is already a two-parter. Will we be expected to have a booster every few months as well? As the MailOnline points out, the telephone call from NHS Test and Trace couldn't have come at a worse time for the Prime Minister who is hoping to relaunch his Government ...