All Health Centers in the Barlavento Algarve will be open on 26 December, «avoiding that they are closed for four days in a row», explains the Regional Health Administration (ARS) of the Algarve.
So, "the users, in case of need, can have the proper assistance at their Health Center», he adds.
The ARS also says that the schedules of the Health Centres, namely the Open Consultation (Consultation of the Resource of the Day), “will be adapted to a possible increase in the number of users to ensure the provision of health care to the population, particularly in cases of acute illness such as flu and respiratory infections'.
If you experience the first symptoms of flu, such as cough, headache, fever, malaise and muscle pain, you should contact the SNS 24 (808 24 24 24) hotline, which will refer you to the most appropriate health service, recommends the ARS.
This measure comes under of the Seasonal Contingency Plan – Winter, «in order to assess the need for reinforcement of human resources or extension of hours, to cope with the flow of users to the respective health services and respond in due time to the possibility of a peak of flu outbreak».
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