Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 2nd February 2022
Covid-19 Algarve is the mainland region with the fewest new cases of Covid-19, hospitalizations fall
The Algarve is the region of mainland Portugal with the lowest number of new cases of Covid-19 (+1,738), with hospitalizations falling nationally, both in the ward and in Intensive Care Units. The data are from the bulletin of the Directorate-General for Health this Tuesday, February 1st, which has just been released.
Faro postmen advance to partial strike from 1st to 7th February
The mailmen from Faro decided today to carry out a two-hour partial strike between Tuesday 1st and 7th February, to demand “better working conditions”, a union source told Lusa.
The partial stoppage, which will take place daily between 8:30 am and 10:30 am, was decided today in a plenary session of workers at the Postal Distribution Centre (CDP) in Faro, José Oliveira, from the National Union of Postal Workers, and Telecommunications (SNTCT).
“The company did not meet the demands of the workers, that is, the hiring of more professionals to ensure the postal distribution and change the turns, hence the decision to go on strike”, pointed out the union leader.
José Oliveira considered that the company “had enough time to respond to the postmen’s wishes, because the stoppage was announced in a timely manner and changed twice”.
This is the second change in the strike, after, on December 30, also in plenary, workers postponed the strike due to compliance with quarantines due to the covid-19 pandemic, which prevented the holding of a meeting and the compliance with the legally established deadlines to maintain the strike.
“In addition to the lack of people to ensure the distribution service in Faro, the company ended two work contracts a few days ago, which seems to mean that the Faro staff must have a postal service with more quality”, he stated.
According to the leader of the SNTCT, during the period of the strike, the postmen “will be on the street distributing documents to the population, where they explain the refusal to accept the conditions in which they work”.
Free flu vaccine at eight pharmacies in Portimão
Influenza vaccine can be inoculated free of charge at eight pharmacies in Portimão until March 31.
A total of 1800 people from Portimão aged 60 or over, as long as they are users of the National Health Service (SNS), can be vaccinated free of charge against the flu, without the need for a medical prescription, until March 31.
Just go to one of the eight community pharmacies that adhered to the protocol established at the end of 2021 between the municipality of Portimão, the National Association of Pharmacies and Farminveste.
The municipality made available 4,500 euros for the implementation of this protocol, which aims to reinforce the preventive immunization underway at the Portimão Vaccination Centre and in the municipality’s primary health care units.
Free vaccination is maintained for people over six months and under 60 years of age who suffer from chronic diseases, as well as citizens over the age of 65, pregnant women, health professionals, other care providers, firefighters, or professionals from kindergartens, day care centers and the like, as well as staff working in prison establishments.
Bomb threat at Algarve Shopping came from an employee
The bomb threat that occurred on Friday afternoon, at Algarve Shopping, in Guia, Albufeira, came from an employee of the shopping centre, according to Correio da Manhã.
This led to the evacuation of around 300 people, most of them workers at the shopping centre.
The veracity of the bomb threat was eventually ruled out, after an on-site inspection, by the GNR’s explosives inactivation section.
The Judicial Police is investigating the motivations that led to the act.
Seven-year-old girl dies in accident in Loulé
A seven-year-old girl died on Monday, the victim of a violent accident followed by the overturning of a jeep in Monte da Charneca, parish of Alte, municipality of Loulé.
According to Correio da Manhã, after the alert at 16:54, “the rescue teams found the child in cardiorespiratory arrest, and recovery was not successful”.
The child’s mother, who was not injured, was in the vehicle, confirms the same source.
There were 22 operatives on site, supported by 8 vehicles from the Loulé and Messines Fire Brigade, INEM and GNR.
Maritime Police find six boats fishing in APPA da Armona
Six boats that were fishing in the Pilot Area of Aquaculture Production (APPA) of Armona, where navigation is prohibited, were intercepted yesterday morning by the Maritime Police of Olhão, which issued reports to the non-compliance.
According to the Maritime Authority, in the place where the vessels were detected, there are “establishments for cultures in marine waters” and “navigation is prohibited, except for vessels used by the owners of the establishments located there and surveillance and emergency vessels”.
The authority explains that this area is “duly delimited and marked on nautical charts”.
The Local Command of the Maritime Police of Olhão «will maintain the monitoring and inspection of this area, emphasizing that the presence of vessels in the Armona APPA constitutes a danger for navigation and for the people on board, with the risk of possible damage to the structures of the establishments and damage to the activities carried out there.