The post-tropical depression Hanna is expected to impact all islands of the Azores with heavy rain and potential thunderstorms, despite losing intensity. Yellow weather warnings for precipitation are currently in effect for the entire archipelago.
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A wave of strikes and protests is scheduled across Portugal throughout October, starting with a public administration strike affecting civil service, schools, local authorities, and health services on Friday, October 2. Subsequent actions include a FENPROF teachers' strike and an AIMA workers' strike on Tuesday, October 6, EasyJet cabin crew stoppages between October 2 and 6, a banking sector protest on October 10, CGTP national demonstrations in Lisbon, Porto, and Coimbra on October 17, non-teaching school staff striking on October 19, and IPSS/Misericórdias strikes in the Azores on October 27 and 28.
The national vaccination campaign, which began on Wednesday, is experiencing significant technical outages in the digital platform used by health centers and pharmacies to register administered vaccines. Nurses and pharmacy staff are currently forced to use manual contingency procedures, raising concerns about potential registration errors and increased administrative workload during the launch of the seasonal winter campaign.
The manager of the Volta deposit and refund system, SDR Portugal, has stated it may finance costs related to the collection of its packaging that are currently borne by municipalities. Meanwhile, Lisbon continues to demand the end of the system and has yet to install the six collection kiosks originally planned for the city.