As of today, self-scheduling of the vaccination against Covid-19 is available for people over 65 years of age, through an internet portal created for the purpose.
Now that the Census is underway a few questions have arisen about who has to complete it, what to do if you haven’t or can't receive your password and how to get assistance.
Yesterday, April 21st, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced that it has updated the vaccination plan against Covid-19 due to a greater availability of vaccine doses, and will move on to vaccinating people between 16 and 79 years old.
A large whale is stranded, dead on the beach of Santo António in Vila Real de Santo António, and the authorities are analysing how best to remove it.
The Municipality of Tavira will provide school meals free of charge, until December 31st of this year, to students of Pre-school and the 1st cycle schools in the municipality.
The Municipality of Tavira, together with the Grouping of Health Centres of Sotavento, have created a rapid vaccination centre in the Sports Pavilion of the D. Paio Peres Correia School, which is now ready to open and receive the community to start the Covid vaccination process.
The structure of the future Official Animal Collection Centre (CROA) in Faro is already taking shape. The project, valued at 1,139,501 Euros, provides for a maximum capacity of 173 animals, including an area for adoption and another for quarantined animals.
The first phase of the obligatory 2021 Census in Portugal began on April 5th with the distribution of letters with the necessary information to respond to the largest statistical operation in the country, covering all homes and all national and foreign citizens residing in Portugal.
- Portimão is 1 of 4 municipalities reverting to Phase 1 of deconfinement
- Flight rules remain the same - land border remains closed
- Lagos looks to banish illegal and wild motorhome practices
- Government to distribute 'efficiency vouchers' of up to 1300 Euros for needy families
- Parliament votes 15th State of Emergency
- SEF detain foreign citizen wanted in Sweden for armed robberies
- Covid-19: 70% of Algarve population vaccinated by August
- Mayor of Vila Real de Santo António arrested on suspicion of corruption