Madeiran residents who are planning on travelling to the Azores can now book a free Covid-19 screening test (PCR) at the SYNLAB clinical analysis unit, located in Rua do Bom Jesus, Funchal.
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The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, again justified the use of masks by saying that the exponential increase in positive cases of Covid-19 in Madeira does not surprise the Regional Government, which, for this very reason, they enforced the use of masks outdoors.
A woman has been arrested at Madeira's International Airport trying to smuggle in 10 kg of heroin, in what has been the biggest drug seizure of heroin on the island.
'It's a happy day for Madeira' quoted Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture as the first Jet2 flight from the UK landed since lockdown.
The new mask wearing law is creating palpitations throughout the tourism sector, and tourism agency 'Trans Madeira' alerted local newspaper JM advising them that the “unclear and poorly communicated” mandatory use of the mask in open public spaces is already having a detrimental affect on the island's precarious tourism market.
The good news is that there is increasing evidence that Madeira is slowly beginning to recover from the pandemic as the latest information from the airport confirms that flights are expected to increase from 60 a week during July to a 140 per week in August.
Since March this year, the 'WE, Citizens Party!' have been questioning the Regional Government, and in particular the President of the Government, Miguel Albuquerque and the Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, about the creation, existence and application of a “Contingency Plan” for the island's airport when strong winds impact on its operational effectiveness.
From Tuesday the 21st of July, all passengers travelling from Porto to Madeira can take their PCR tests in Porto for free, at the Porto Ocidental Health Centre Group.
SATA - Azores Airlines has announced in newspaper 'Açoriano Oriental' that it will guarantee two weekly flights, between Lisbon and Porto to Porto Santo, from the 20th of July to the 28th of September.
Yesterday, while visiting Porto da Cruz, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque revealed that the Regional Government is negotiating a deal so that tourists are tested in their country of origin.
We could be forgiven for asking 'Does Madeira, ever get a break?' As strong winds have meant that an early TAP flight from Madeira to Lisbon was cancelled, and an EasyJet flight from Porto had to return back as it was unable to land.
ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal has announced that they are seeking voluntary redundancies' as part of a major post Covid-19 re-structuring scheme.
An air filter has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Houston, U.S.A. which they say is capable to killing the coronavirus instantly.
Yesterday, the 8th of July, was a historic moment for the islands tourist industry as the toboggans operated by Carreiros do Monte were again operating, and like many other activities has adopted several health and safety measures for its operatives.
It may be hot and wearing a mask may be stuffy, but passengers must realise that Madeira’s rules are the rules, and although the majority of visitors to the island are complying, others are visibly complaining. Furthermore, it would appear that people do not fully understanding the Polymerase Chain Reaction…