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.
Recent large-scale clinical trials have shown that the vaccine being developed by Pfizer against covid-19 is 90% effective, and may be available before the year end.
All districts of mainland Portugal, except Bragança, are today under yellow warning due to the forecast of showers, sometimes heavy, accompanied by frequent thunderstorms and gusts of wind.
