The Regional Secretariat for Health is already working in coordination with the Directorate-General for Health to rectify the Situation Report no. 016, released today by this entity, which indicates the existence of three positive COVID-19 cases in the Azores.
The Regional Health Authority informs that, as of now, two positive cases of infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19 disease, have been detected in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.
Both cases tested positive results in laboratory testing conducted by the by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the island of Terceira.
One of the positive cases awaits a second test to be conducted by the Dr. Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute.
The information on the COVID-19 pandemic will be updated this afternoon at 4 pm, through a press conference to be held at the headquarters of the Regional Health Secretariat at Solar dos Remédios in Angra do Heroísmo.
The Regional Health Authority reiterates the need to comply with all recommendations already made public in this regard, especially that, in case of symptoms, patients should not seek a Hospital or Health Unit, but rather call the Azores Health Line - 808 24 60 24.
For more information, please consult the Regional Government's website dedicated to this pandemic at http://covid19.azores.gov.pt or the Regional Directorate for Health Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DirecaoSaudeAcores/.
The Government of the Azores also makes available the Azores Non-Medical COVID-19 Information Line -800 29 29 29 -, which operates every day of the week from 8 am to 8 pm, as well as the email address [email protected] for clarification on the measures adopted in the Region to face the novel coronavirus pandemic.