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In 2025, Portuguese people submitted more than 1,400 self-declarations of illness per day. The Association of Family Doctors highlights the positive impact of this measure in easing pressure on health centres.

On average in 2025, roughly 1,470 self-declared sickness notifications were filed each day by people in Portugal.
