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In mainland Portugal, the concentration of pollen in the atmosphere will be high until the end of the month.
The bacteria was found in a cooling tower. There was no evacuation; the building houses AIMA, ANSR, and the RNSI datacenter.
For now, there has been no need to evacuate the building or make the use of personal protective equipment mandatory.
Following a positive test for Legionella in cooling tower number 4, technical assessment procedures were immediately triggered, and an analysis of the cooling infrastructure distribution is underway to identify potentially affected areas.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued several recommendations for those travelling to Sal Island. The disease has affected at least 12 Portuguese citizens.
A contamination source was detected in a tap in the station's women's changing room. Analysis results will only be available in 45 days.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) is monitoring this rise in Mpox nationwide and told Antena 1 that a 'growing trend' is being observed.
