More than 23,000 infractions for using a mobile phone while driving were recorded last year, revealed the National Road Safety Authority, which starts a monitoring campaign with the GNR and PSP on Tuesday 23rd February.
In the last three days, 1,013 patients were discharged from the hospital, 96 of whom were in intensive care units. The number of hospitalizations recoreded is the lowest since January 11, when 3,983 cases were registered.
The National Republican Guard (GNR) detected 60 violations in total in the first month of new legislation regarding caravanning and occasional camping outside of the indicated places.
The PS (Socialist Party) today recommended the Government to suspend new avocado farms in the Algarve and set environmental sustainability rules for farms with super-intensive irrigation, given the reduction of water reserves in the region.
The Portuguese Government have released the following vaccination plan for COVID-19, where priority groups and the respective vaccination phases are defined. The vaccine is free, and taken in two doses, three to four weeks apart.
The Government will invest 441 million euros to increase water efficiency and drought adaptation processes in the Algarve, Alentejo and Madeira, according to Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
Portugal registered 90 deaths related to Covid-19 yesterday and 1,303 new cases of infection, according to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
The Municipality of Albufeira collected around 75 tons of waste last week, in the area adjacent to the Bus Terminal. The operation was the result of a cleaning action in that area, over four days.
