Informação: Regional Government already received more than 900 applications for "Clean & Safe Azores" seal
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for Tourism, has already received 939 requests for membership to the "Clean & Safe Azores" seal. In this context, she highlighted the joint work carried out by the Government and entrepreneurs in the sector towards the safe resumption of tourism activity, safeguarding public health, both for those who re... Mais >>

Informação: Azores are one of the safest European destinations in 2020
This distinction is based on health safety measures in the tourism sector and its related activities, the low number of cases and the safety of the local health service. For the Regional Government, this demonstrates that the measures implemented and the efforts undertaken by all Azoreans to comply with them are yielding positive results. "Given the new normality we are currently living in, the... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that the 296 tests conducted by the two laboratories of reference in the Azores did not detect any positive case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. There is a new case of recovery from infection with SARS-CoV-2 on the island of São Miguel, corresponding to a 45-year-old female employee of the Residential Structure for the Elderly of the Santa Casa da Mis... Mais >>

Informação: Azoreans are the winners in the fight against the pandemic, stressed the President of the Government
The President of the Government attributed the results achieved in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in recent months to the way the Azoreans responded to this challenge, which also highlighted the importance of Regional Autonomy in the response to this crisis. "Although we are not yet completely out of this storm, there is already some evidence stemming from this fight that the circumstanc... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Non-Medical COVID-19 Information Line with new schedule
The Azores Non-Medical COVID-19 Information Line - 800 29 29 29 will have a new schedule from Monday, June 1, so that it can be better adjusted to the resumption of activity in the Region and adjusted to the needs of the population. Accordingly, this Line will operate on working days from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm. Created to clarify residents and non-residents about the measures adopted in the Regio... Mais >>

Informação: Statement by the Government of the Azores on the relaxation of confinement measures to be implemented in the Autonomous Region of the Azores in June
"The permanent monitoring on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Azores allows us to conclude that the number of positive cases recovered in the Region has registered a continuous growth, with only two positive cases registered to date on the island of São Miguel, as well as that the transmission chains in the Region are practically extinct, except for one, already restricted and wi... Mais >>

Informação: Welcoming tourists safely is the Regional Government's priority, says Marta Guerreiro
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated today that "welcoming tourists safely is the Regional Government's priority so that they may have confidence in choosing" the archipelago as a tourist destination. Marta Guerreiro spoke at the web conference "Azores: preparing for the future," an event promoted by the Publituris newspaper that closed a cycle of webinars dedicated ... Mais >>

Informação: Government committed to safeguarding income and safety of Azorean workers, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government received today the delegations of CGTP/Açores (General Union of Workers) and UGT/Açores (General Union of Workers) at a meeting where he guaranteed the priority of safeguarding workers' income and rights in this period of economic activity that has already begun in the Region. "The recovery process of our economy must also be reflected in the income and ... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that the 639 tests conducted by the two laboratories of reference in the Azores did not detect any positive case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Regarding active positive cases, there are four new cases of recovery from infection with SARS-CoV-2, corresponding to two females aged 3 and 88 from the islands of Pico and São Miguel, respectively, and two ... Mais >>

Informação: Government provided about 338 thousand social masks to Azoreans
The Regional Government provided approximately 338 thousand social masks that were distributed by parish councils to all households in the Region, as part of the collaboration signed with the Regional Delegation of the National Association of Parish Councils (ANAFRE) for this purpose. The completion of this process took place in the last few days with the distribution of masks in several parishe... Mais >>