Algarve Situation Report Saturday 7Th August 2021
Maritime Police interrupt event with about 300 people on Cabeço beach in Castro Marim
The Maritime Police of Vila Real de Santo António interrupted yesterday afternoon an unauthorized musical event, with about 300 people, in an establishment on Cabeço beach, in the municipality of Castro Marim.
In a statement, the National Maritime Authority said that following a complaint received at 17:00, informing that an event was taking place on the beach, the elements of the Maritime Police found “that it was an unauthorized musical event, in which about 300 people without the proper social distance were present. The Maritime Police order those present to disperse, which was promptly complied with”.
Six pharmacies in the municipality of Portimão make free Covid-19 tests
Throughout the month of August, citizens of Portimão will be able to carry out a free weekly screening test to Covid-19, in the six pharmacies in the county covered by the protocol established between the City Council, the ANF – Association National of Pharmacies and Farminveste.
As the municipality explains in a press release, also throughout this month, four advanced testing posts are available, known as ‘walk thru’, located next to the old fish market in the riverside area of Portimão, in the riverside area of Alvor, in the Marina de Portimão and near the Fortaleza de Santa Catarina, in Praia da Rocha, whose practiced values are defined and are the responsibility of the private entities that promote the tests in these outposts, the costs of which are borne by the interested parties.
Residents interested in carrying out rapid antigen tests in pharmacies should schedule in advance with the six participating pharmacies, by telephone, and they only take place from Wednesday to Saturday, as well as on the 15th of August holiday.
The following pharmacies joined this campaign: Arade (tests between 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm, from Wednesday to Friday – telephone 282 425 858); Carvalho (10:00 to 18:00, from Wednesday to Saturday – tel. 282 423 516); Central (11:00 am to 3:00 pm and from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, on Saturdays – 282 422 068); Palma Santos (11:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, from Wednesday to Saturday – tel. 282 485 641); Pedra Mourinha (9:30 am to 1:30 pm, from Wednesday to Saturday – tel. 282 422 909); and Rosa Nunes (9:00 am to 1:00 pm, from Wednesday to Friday, and from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm on Saturdays – tel. 282 422 653).
Beneficiaries, who do not need a prescription, must be over 12 years old, not have a complete vaccination schedule or have been previously infected by Covid-19.
Overnight stays from foreigners in the Algarve are down 76 percent in July compared to the same month in 2019.
Overnight stays by foreign tourists in hotels in the Algarve decreased 76 percent in July, compared to the same month in 2019, but the national market increased 40 percent, according to data released today by hoteliers.
According to the Association of Hotels and Touristic Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA), general data indicate an overall average occupancy rate per room of 49.5 percent in July, 40.6 percent below the figure recorded in the same month of 2019.
Despite the global decline, accommodation units in the Algarve registered an increase of 40 percent on the national market, compared to July 2019, offset by a 76 percent drop on the external market, according to AHETA in communicated.
In accumulated values, since the beginning of the year, occupancy per room registered an average decrease of 68.9 percent and sales volume a decrease of 68.6 percent compared to the same period in 2019, he adds.
By geographical areas, compared to July 2019, the decreases varied between minus 53.2 percent in Albufeira and minus 24.3 percent in Tavira.
AHETA makes a comparison with the same period of 2019, and not last year, as it was a period in which the sector had not yet been hit by the impact of the covid-19 pandemic.
In cumulative terms, in 2020, from January to July, the average load factor decreased by 17.4 percent and sales volume decreased by 18.7 percent.