Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th April 2022 – From our colleague in the Azores
Covid-19
In the seven days from Friday 1st April until Friday 7th April there have been 2,633 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 8,553 tests performed. 2814 people have recovered, and two deaths have been recorded. There are a total of 2251 active cases, 183 fewer than the previous week.
There are 22 patients in the region’s hospitals and 1 in the ICU.
São Jorge
Despite the significant decrease in the frequency of earthquakes, confirmed by CIVISA – Centre for Seismic-Volcanic Information and Surveillance of the Azores, the Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service of the Azores appeals to the population to maintain all surveillance and self-protection measures.
The Azores Operational Command, through the navy, maintains the reconnaissance it is carrying out in ports identified as practicable, which may become extraction points.
The armed forces maintain a staff of 61 in São Jorge.
Since March 19th, until now, 28,179 earthquakes have been recorded, of which 240 are felt by the population.
Apoiar.PT
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, announced today, in São Jorge, increases in APOIAR.PT Azores, to support capitalization and business liquidity, for entrepreneurs and companies of the island of the central group, in the grip of a seismo volcanic crisis.
“What is needed is to speed up procedures that are already at cruising speed and can be adapted through an increase and quickly for São Jorge”, said José Manuel Bolieiro, speaking at Velas, after a meeting with the two mayors of the island, regional deputies, the president of the Island Council and business representatives.
São Jorge, recalled the President of the Government, is not just living with the seismo volcanic problem, since associated with this “has the pandemic”, which led to loss of income, and “the problem resulting from the invasion of Ukraine”, which has led, for example, rising prices and inflation.