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The presence of “legionella”, which can cause severe respiratory infection, prompted the suspension of public services, and the reception and processing of suspects detained by the PSP at Marquês de Pombal.
The PSP will temporarily close the toilet facilities and public counter services of the police station operating in the Marquês de Pombal metro station in Lisbon after the bacterium legionella was detected in those facilities, the police said today.
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 bacterium was detected at the end of December in a women’s changing room. The National Directorate says operational capacity will be maintained.
The municipality says it is taking the necessary steps to reopen the facility as soon as possible. The facility will reopen after negative confirmatory tests.
The facility will reopen to the public as soon as the results of the confirmatory tests, to be carried out after disinfection procedures, are negative for the presence of the identified bacterium.
Albufeira will close its municipal pools temporarily starting on Tuesday (December 2) after routine tests detected the presence of Legionella bacteria in the hot water system. The decision, announced by The post Albufeira shuts municipal pools after Legionella detected appeared first on Portugal Resident.
