The PAN (People Animals Nature) Political Commission in Faro, announced in a statement that "condemns the decision by the Municipality of Lagoa to authorize a permit for construction in a subdivision in the ecosystem of the Wetlands of Alagoas Brancas and that it will destroy habitats and remove species there existing".
Nurse Susana Poeta, who is infected with the new coronavirus, reported on social media this weekend that she was "forced" to work "without being able to leave", in a nursing home in Ourém.
The health authorities are asking for the collaboration of the population to reduce the breeding sites of invasive mosquitoes that transmit diseases such as dengue, yellow fever or zika, detected in Loulé and Faro.
Yesterday the government officially announced that the list of municipalities with a high risk of transmission of covid-19, subject to more restrictive measures has increased to 191, 8 of which are in the Algarve.
In a report on Portugal published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee (CPT) once again urges the Portuguese authorities to take determined action to prevent police ill-treatment and ensure that cases of alleged ill-treatment are investigated effectively. It also proposes a series of measures to improve the treatment of prisoners, notably vulnerable prisoners.
A specialist in neuroradiology at Hospital Egas Moniz, in Lisbon is being investigated by the Portuguese Medical Association for issuing certificates to patients unnessarily, to avoid them having to wear masks as a measure of protection against the current pandemic.
The GNR in São Bartolomeu de Messines yesterday located an 84-year old man who was reported missing the day before from his home in Carrasqueira, São Bartolomeu de Messines.
On Saturday, the Government approved the measures of the new state of emergency that will take effect between today, Monday 9th November and Monday 23rd November, involving a night curfew in the 121 counties with the highest risk of contagion, among other measures.
