British man dies on Albufeira beach

BRITISH MAN DIES ON ALBUFEIRA BEACHA British man died of a cardio-respiratory arrest yesterday morning, after feeling unwell while exercising on the cliff top trail next to Praia dos Tomates, in Albufeira.

COVID-19: New variant creating chaos in UK is detected in Portugal

Dr Photo - COVID-19: NEW VARIANT CREATING CHAOS IN UK IS DETECTED IN PORTUGALIn Portugal, nine cases of the new AY4.2 variant, a Delta subvariant, have already been detected, according to the latest report on the genetic diversity of the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by Doctor Ricardo Jorge of the National Health Institute, released on Tuesday.

Sexual crimes in Portugal increased 25% in two years

SEXUAL CRIMES IN PORTUGAL INCREASED 25% IN TWO YEARSInquiries into sexual crimes in Portugal grew 25% in the last two years, according to data from the PJ's Sexual Crime Observatory.

AstraZeneca vaccine will continue to be administered in Portugal

ASTRAZENECA VACCINE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADMINISTERED IN PORTUGALThe Directorate-General of Health and Infarmed have stated that the AstraZeneca vaccine can continue to be administered and stressed that there is no evidence of a link with the thromboembolic cases registered in other countries.

Facebook is rumoured to be having a name change

FACEBOOK IS RUMOURED TO BE HAVING A NAME CHANGEIt is rumoured that Facebook is considering changing the company name, to reflect the tech giant's ambition to 'build the metaverse' and be recognised as more than just a social media network and the evils associated with that.

Infarmed warns of two illegal drug sale websites

Infarmed warns of two illegal drug sale websites.Infarmed have sent out a warning regarding the existence of two illegal websites for the sale of medicines aimed at the Portuguese public, highlighting the risks to health as it is not possible to ensure the safety, quality and authenticity of products sold by these unauthorized entities.

Obesity costs Portugal 1.2 billion euros a year

OBESITY COSTS PORTUGAL 1.2 BILLION EUROS A YEARObesity and people being overweight represents a direct annual cost of an estimated 1.2 billion euros in Portugal, a value equivalent to 0.6% of the wealth produced in the country, says a study released yesterday by the Centre for the Study of Evidence-Based Medicine (CEMBE) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and by the consultant Evigrade-IQVIA.

Long queues at Faro airport: 1,200 passengers arrive within an hour

Photo from Facebook - LONG QUEUES AT FARO AIRPORT: 1,200 PASSENGERS ARRIVE WITHIN AN HOURMore than a thousand passengers were trapped in long queue last Friday at Faro airport. The concentration of flights in the morning clogged the control zone of the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF).