Albufeira Mayor released from hospital following “excellent recovery”
Albufeira Mayor José Carlos Rolo was released from hospital yesterday (September 9) following an “excellent recovery” from a pulmonary infection. The mayor will now begin a “resting period near his
Former President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio dies after two weeks in hospital
Former President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio has died this morning (September 10) after being admitted to hospital two weeks ago with breathing difficulties. The 81-year-old was airlifted to Lisbon’s
Health emergency: former President of Republic Jorge Sampaio airlifted from Algarve to hospital in Lisbon
Jorge Sampaio, former President of the Portuguese Republic, has been admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties today. The 81-year-old was on holiday in the Algarve, according to a source from
Hospital numbers leap to 613 as race is on to vaccinate as many Portuguese as humanly possible
The urgency cited by vaccine coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo couldn’t be better illustrated than by today’s Covid bulletin. In the space of just 24-hours, the number of people being
Lisbon hospital reports “more than 40% increase in metastatic breast cancers”
Cancer department boss Luís Costa has given a powerful interview with Expresso this week outlining the appalling collateral damage caused by focus on Covid-19. In the months since the pandemic
Portugal’s Rt “now over 1” as hospital admissions rise by 24 in two days
Portugal’s ‘breath of Spring’ today as businesses open up is being tainted by the news that the country’s Rt (transmission) rate has reached 1 – and is starting to impact
Hospital Amadora-Sinta runs out of oxygen: patients transferred to Lisbon’s field hospitals
The oxygen ‘network’ of Hospital Amadora-Sintra ‘entered into collapse this evening’, writes Público, requiring the transfer of roughly 20 patients (see update below) to nearby units in Lisbon with field
Faro donates 25 beds to Algarve hospitals for Covid-19 patients
Faro Council has donated 25 beds to the Algarve University Hospital Board (CHUA) in a bid to boost its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation was made after the
Hospital numbers fall for two consecutive days as Portugal registers 82 further deaths
Within the dire statistics of death and rising infections, Portugal has registered some pandemic positives in the last couple of days. Hospital numbers reduced by a total of 93 people.
Portugal’s Santa Maria Hospital almost runs low on ICU beds
Portugal’s Santa Maria Hospital almost ran out of intensive care beds for covid-19 patients on Wednesday, but is planning to expand its capacity, local media reported on Thursday. The hospital,