The Director General of Health has repeatedly advised those who maybe experiencing such symptoms to contact its SNS 24 hotline FIRST BEFORE visiting a clinic.

The number is 808 24 24 24. There are a number of Options spoken in Portuguese 1,2,3,4 and 5 and then it goes to Option 9 ENGLISH.

They will check you through your symptoms with advice specific to your condition and if necessary can arrange for you to be seen by a doctor.

According to DGS “Infected people may experience signs and symptoms of acute respiratory infection such as fever, cough and difficulty breathing”.

In more severe cases it can lead to severe pneumonia with acute respiratory failure, kidney and other organ failure and eventual death.

At SNS 24 there are doctors, nurses, pharmacists, computer and biomedical engineers, as well as management and administrative staff. They are available to help you 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (clinical services).

SNS 24 IN English https://www.sns24.gov.pt/en/

For more information and updates: 
https://www.safecommunitiesportugal.com/major-incident-page/

Director General of Health website in English here
https://covid19.min-saude.pt/#

  

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