25 March 2020 – Armed Forces receive 5,000 candidacies from volunteers to help respond to Covid-19

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Intervention Categories: Non-governmental interventions; Individual responses
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The Armed Forces have so far received 5,000 candidacies from volunteers to help respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the government’s National Defense area. he appeal was addressed to doctors, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, auxiliary medical technicians, among other health professionals, but also to volunteers with other backgrounds for “other support functions”.
Full details here: https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/comunicacao/noticia?i=forcas-armadas-receberam-5-mil-candidaturas-de-voluntarios-para-responder-ao-covid-19