The Government expects to start the construction of the new hospitals Lisboa Oriental, Seixal, Sintra and Alentejo by 2023, as well as to continue the "works necessary for the realisation" of the investment in the Hospital de Setúbal.
Officially taking office on Friday, October 8th, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Almeida, the new Commander of the GNR Territorial Command of Faro, has described his new position as 'a challenge'.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) have announced that it plans to combine the flu vaccination, which is already underway, and the administration of the third dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, to simplify the two processes.
Earlier this week, the Algarve's Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) handed over the proposal to the Spanish entities, for the construction of the bridge between Alcoutim (Algarve) and Sanlúcar de Guadiana (Spain), a project financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
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The Government have announced it has been carrying out a revision of the estimates of growth until 2022 and was “optimistic” that Portugal will return to pre-pandemic covid-19 wealth levels next year.
Portugal's national train service, Comboios de Portugal (CP), is warning of the possibility of "major disturbance" to trains this Friday, due to the strike called for by "several union organisations". The protest will run throughout the day and may also cause slight disturbance to services on 7th and 9th October.
The installation of intensive irrigated crops, such as avocado, in the Sapal de Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Natural Reserve is incompatible with the Land Use Plan (OP) for that protected area, warned the Zero association today.
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