Health Minister fires hospital board over emergency room risks
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The Health Minister, Ana Paula Martins, has dismissed the board of the Algarve’s regional health unit following warnings from doctors that staff shortages in Portimão had become an 'unacceptable' clinical risk. The minister was reportedly alerted to the crisis six months ago; staff in Portimão say they have been reporting the same shortages for over a year.
A weather warning for heavy rain and 120 km/h winds has prompted the government to advise citizens to stay indoors. Civil protection officials recorded 130 incidents in Lisbon before dawn on Tuesday, but the worst may be yet to come: Storm Charles is expected to arrive on Wednesday, forecast to be more severe than its predecessor, Bruna.
The Évora-Elvas rail corridor has been delayed again, with completion pushed to 2028 after the state rail company opted for conventional signaling over the modern European system. Elsewhere, new data shows house prices have risen 60% more than wages since 2015, a rate of growth nine times the European Union average.