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 Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. The newly identified cases correspond two females, aged 24 and 51, who had contact with a case diagnosed on the island of Pico on March 2... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that five positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Region, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. Two cases were detected on the island of Terceira, two on the island of Faial and one on the island of São Miguel. Currently, a... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority informs that, as of now, no deaths due to infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19 disease, have been registered in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Regarding a death reported Monday, March 23, at the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, the test results were negative for infection with the novel coronavirus SAR... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that five positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Region, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. Two cases were detected on the island of Terceira, one on the island of Pico and two on the island of São Miguel. Currently, all p... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that a positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed on the island of São Miguel, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. The patient in question is a 23-year-old female with a recent history of visiting the Netherlands. This case is being ... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that seven positive cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Region, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. Five cases were detected on the island of São Jorge, one on the island of Terceira and another on the island of São Miguel.... Mais >>

Informação: Press release from the Regional Health Authority
The Regional Health Authority reports that a positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed on the island of São Jorge, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. The patient in question is a 60-year-old female. Currently, she is clinically stable and in home confinement. The test ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores makes telephone calls to people over 65
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Institute for Social Security of the Azores - ISSA, started making telephone calls this week to all people over 65 residing in the Azores in order to raise their awareness for compliance with the rules set for movement on public roads as well as to inform them on the availability of resources to support the supply of basic needs with the ... Mais >>

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 Faial, according to testing conducted by the Specialised Service of Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of the Santo Espírito Hospital on the Island of Terceira. The results await a second test to be conducted by the Dr. Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute. The patient in question is a 2... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Health Line 808 24 60 24 toll free from today
The Regional Secretariat for Health guarantees toll-free calls to the Azores Health Line 808 24 60 24 from today in order to improve the population's access to this service. The measure was established as a priority by the Regional Secretary for Health, Teresa Machado Luciano, and results from a major effort undertaken with the entity responsible for its management in collaboration with other na... Mais >>