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Calls for help in fight against
Algarve mosquitoes
Health authorities in the Algarve are asking for the collaboration of the population to reduce the breeding sites for invasive
mosquitoes that transmit diseases such as dengue, yellow fever or zika, detected in Loulé and Faro.
peaking to Lusa, the for areas where “rain or irrigation In 2018 it was detected in the
Algarve Health delegate, water” accumulates, which is why Algarve, in the municipality
Ana Cristina Guerreiro, they are encouraging citizens to of Loulé, and, this year, in the
S revealed that there is no reinforce their attention to these municipality of Faro. However, at
record of mosquitoes infected with places, asking people to help “to this moment “there is the mosquito,
any of these diseases in the Algarve reduce them.” but none have yet been detected
because although the mosquito The health authority has already carrying diseases.”
is present in the region, it would carried out training actions “We currently have traps in various
first have to bite infected people to aimed at city officials, gardeners, parts of the municipality of Faro,
transmit the disease to other people. condominiums and residents on the perimeter of the parish of
According to Ana Cristina since they can “contribute to Montenegro and Ria Formosa
Guerreiro, ‘Aedes albopictus’ - the the reduction of mosquito permanently,” highlighted Ana
scientific name for this species of multiplication”, she reinforced. Cristina Guerreiro.
mosquito - likes “small amounts of The invasive mosquito species Health authorities have been
clean water” to breed, such as that ‘Aedes albopictus’ was first detected “expanding the investigation
found in “pot dishes, car tyres or in in September 2017 in a tyres perimeter”, placing traps in the
natural containers”. factory in the north of the country, municipality of Loulé, but also on
The regional health delegate triggering a surveillance response the perimeter of the airport “as part
stressed that the mosquito “does not by public health authorities at local, of obligations relating to border
like salt marshes”, and instead looks regional and national levels. monitoring”.
The Indian Sizzler giving back to the community
The Indian Sizzler restaurant in Albufeira will be preparing 100 complimentary meals on Saturday, 21 November
from 11am until 12.30pm.
This truly heart-warming initiative was Algarve on weekends starting from 1pm on dishes, desserts and drinks will be available The pandemic has affected everyone
something that this restaurant has been Saturdays. The Indian Sizzler in Albufeira for takeaway on Saturday morning. It and this initiative was created to spread
thinking of doing for a long time but is now wanted to say a big thank you for all the is available to anyone and everyone but some cheer during these difficult times. If
finally happening. support that they have received and give on a first come, first serve basis between this Saturday is successful the restaurant
The thought behind this initiative is due something back to their community. 11am and 12:30pm before the lockdown will prepare a further 150 free meals the
to there being a partial lockdown across the 100 freshly prepared Indian Vegetarian at 1pm. following Saturday, 28 November.