The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, has authorised the purchase of 6.9 million individual vaccines, costing the state €20 million, in a European Union coordinated move to control the pandemic.
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A young 20-year-old couple were involved in a serious road accident on Tuesday evening in Câmara de Lobos after the driver refused to stop when directed to by a Public Security Police (PSP) officer.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development visited the Associação Hípica da Madeira (Madeira Equestrian Association) this week, as the Regional Government arranged for the delivery of 770 bales of hay and horse feed as a way to minimise the impact that the pandemic has had on the stables.
This morning CDU (United Democratic Coalition) representatives met residents from the parish of São Martinho, Funchal.
On the 5th of September, the Municipality of Ribeira Brava and the local Parish Council will be holding their II Regional Yoga meeting in the Ribeira Brava Municipality gardens.
On the 4th of July, during a 186-mile race, a racing pigeon, owned by Adriano Andrade and David da Costa Pereira, drifted off course and was found a month later in England.
"It is time for the Azoreans to get to know Madeira and the Madeirans to get to know the Azores." That is Raimundo Quintal's Facebook message.
Five-minute breaks, classes starting earlier and ending later, students helping to disinfect rooms, and canteens with take-way services only are some of the changes planned by schools across Portugal for the next school year.
In a statement by the Minister of Health, Marta Temido this week, she confirmed that the Government of Portugal is not currently considering banning smoking in open public spaces as in the case of Spain, but there are “many issues that require further monitoring and analysis before a decision can be made.”
The Portuguese Lung Foundation has defended the extension of mask wearing in all public places, even if they are outside, to combat the pandemic, and “strongly” advise health authorities to take precautionary action.
On Sunday the 16th of August, the Sunday Madeira Classic Car Group, in conjunction with the Machico Parish Council, will hold its 4th, 'Drive It Day / Classics of the April Revolution 2020,' between 10:00 - 17:00 at the Forum Square and Alameda dos Plátanos in Machico. The exhibition will comprise of around 130 classic and pre-classic vehicles.
The Octávio Freitas' project,the Socalco Nature Hotel will open its doors to the public on the 2nd of October, creating a new hotel experience in the Municipality of Calheta.
The Captain of the Port of Funchal, José Luís Guerreiro, and Commander of the Maritime Police, confirmed this afternoon that members of the Maritime Police in conjunction with the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Sub-Center (MRSC Funchal) and crew from the Funchal lifeboat station had retrieved a woman's body that was floating in the sea, just off the bay of Câmara de Lobos".
Textile and clothing company, MO Tex - Márcia Oliveira Têxteis, based in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, will launch their new 'sweat' top this autumn which has a revolutionary integrated protection collar thus providing an alternative to face masks. The collar complies with all the necessary health and safety standards and breathability of a face mask.