Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority The Regional Health Authority reports the existence of a positive case of COVID-19 on the island of Pico, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the island of Terceira.
This positive case concerns a 57-year-old male with history of recent travel outside the Region. He does not belong to the household ... Mais >> Informação: Health Unit reorganises provision of care on Pico Island under its Contingency Plan The Pico Island Health Unit will reorganise its activity from 12 am on Wednesday, April 1, as part of its Contingency Plan, maintaining the provision of care to the population of the island's three municipalities.
This reorganisation, decided after hearing the mayors of the three municipalities, results from the fact that several of their professionals are under mandatory quarantine following di... Mais >> Informação: Press release from the Regional Government of the Azores Following the permanent monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the Region, following the extraordinary meeting of the Council of the Government held Monday, March 30 by videoconference and after hearing the Association of Municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Azores, the Government of the Azores has decided:
1- Extend the state of emergency declaration in the entire territory of ... Mais >> Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority The Regional Health Authority reports that five positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on the island of São Miguel, according to testing conducted by the Genetics and Molecular Pathology Unit of the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada.
The identified cases correspond to two males, aged 37 and 49, with history of recent travel outside the Region.
Additionally, there are... Mais >> Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority The Regional Health Authority reports that fifteen positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Region, according to testing conducted by the two laboratories of reference in the Azores.
Six cases were detected on the island of São Miguel, two on the island of Terceira, five on the island of Pico and two on the island of Faial.
On São Miguel Island, the diagnosed cases correspond... Mais >> Informação: Press release from the Government of the Azores The Government of the Azores, following the recommendation of municipal and regional health authorities, after hearing the Municipality of Povoação and in prior coordination with the Representative of the National Government for the Azores, has determined the establishment of a sanitary cordon in the municipality of Povoação, São Miguel Island, until 12am of April 13. This... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government praises “spontaneous solidarity movement” that already allocated hospital equipment worth 600 thousand Euros The Regional Secretary for Health praised in Angra do Heroísmo the “spontaneous solidarity movement” involving citizens as well as various organisations and institutions, which has already allocated hospital equipment worth 600 thousand Euros to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region.
“With this solidarity movement, regional hospitals received 29 ve... Mais >> Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority The Regional Health Authority reports that the data concerning the Azores that were released today by the Directorate-General for Health in its Situation Report no.026 are not correct.
As of now, 27 positive cases for infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19 disease, have been identified in the Region, seven on Terceira Island, three on Faial Island, seven on S&... Mais >> Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority The Regional Health Authority reports that two positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Region, according to testing conducted by the two laboratories of reference in the Azores.
One case was diagnosed at the Genetics and Molecular Pathology Unit of the Divino Espírito Santo of Ponta Delgada and the other at the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government invests 9.3 million Euros in personal protective equipment and enhances laboratory capacity The Regional Secretary for Health announced today an investment of approximately 9.3 million Euros in personal protective equipment as well as in the acquisition of reagents and laboratory consumables under the COVID-19 prevention and containment strategy.
Teresa Machado Luciano spoke in Angra do Heroísmo at a press conference to present measures aimed at strengthening the Regional Health S... Mais >>
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