Vaccination does not reduce the risk of transmission of the Delta variant of SARS-COV-2, the predominant strain of the virus responsible for covid-19. A vaccinated person has, at the peak of the infection, a viral load similar to that of a person who has not received the vaccine. However, this decreases more quickly making the person contagious for less time.
Last month, compared top the previous month, mainland Portugal recorded a decrease in the area of meteorological drought in Alto Alentejo, but recorded an increase in intensity in Baixo Alentejo and Algarve, with some locations now in the severe drought class.
The six private security officials who witnessed the attacks on a man in Albufeira in October are "prohibited from working" in that municipality.
The epidemiological report by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), published yesterday, reveals that in Portugal new cases of Covid-19 are on the rise, with 1,382 new cases registered in the last 24 hours and 4 more people deaths.
The British drug regulatory body announced yesterday that it has approved an antiviral pill against Covid-19, jointly developed by MSD pharmaceutical and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) in Faro arrested a 16-year-old young man yesterday, suspected of aggravated robbery using a knife and gun.
Electric car drivers are being increasingly shocked by charging bills, with more and more situations of electric vehicle drivers paying more than double than at traditional gas stations, more than half of which is for 'fees'.
Transport chiefs are warning that Rail, Ferry and Eurotunnel passengers travelling from the UK to Europe could face chaos next year, when the EU’s long-planned Entry/Exit System (EES) is implemented.
