Over 51,000 already vaccinated with at least one Covid jab in Algarve
Over 51,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the Algarve, the national health board (DGS) has revealed. The board’s latest weekly vaccination report shows that 5,621 people were vaccinated
Positive self-test covid results ‘must’ be reported to SNS24 line
People who carry out self-tests to detect COVID-19 and obtain a positive or inconclusive result should report this to the SNS24 line (808 24 24 24) or fill out a
New weekly bulletin to give Portugal’s deconfinement stats
In addition to daily Covid bulletins, Portugal’s health authorities are to start publishing weekly statistics to ‘monitor the evolution of Covid-19” during the process of deconfinement. Scheduled for Fridays, the
Portuguese scientists ‘close to completing work on alternative to Covid vaccine’
A group of Portuguese scientists has been working since last May on a way of ‘domesticating’ the SARS-CoV-2 virus – transforming it “from a wolf to a dog”. Project coordinator
Suspended batches of AstraZeneca not distributed in Portugal
Batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine that were suspended in several European countries following reports of blood clots, have not been distributed in Portugal, according to the Portuguese health authorities, local
Portimão Mayor in vaccine scandal – “I was vaccinated as a volunteer, not as a mayor,” she said
Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes is in hot water this week after being accused of abusing the Covid-19 vaccine protocol. The controversy broke out after it was revealed that the mayor
Portugal suffers another ‘record day’ for deaths: 291 Covid patients lose fight for life
Portugal has seen another ‘record day’ for deaths: Tuesday’s bulletin shows that 291 patients died in the last 24-hours with Covid-19, just under half of them in the Lisbon area
Over 10,000 deaths and rising: Portugal’s latest numbers bring new maximums
The pandemic has now cost over 10,000 lives in Portugal. Today’s bulletin showed a new record number of deaths in the last 24-hours (+274) – the majority people over the
South African variant “already circulating in Portugal”
“Unfortunately the national health institute Dr Ricardo Jorge has today detected the presence of the South African variant in Portugal”. This was the announcement given to RTP earlier this evening
Vaccination begins at Algarve nursing homes
Regional health authority ARS Algarve has announced that Covid-19 vaccinations have started at nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where residents, patients and staff members are receiving their vaccines. In