The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, will this afternoon meet with Health and Education ministers to jointly analyse whether the recent cancellation of the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine will affect pupils returning to school.
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As part of their social outreach project, the Santa Cruz City Council has started it's 5th food basket delivery phase, to help those families affected either directly or indirectly by the pandemic.
According to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), Funchal is the only Portuguese municipality still classed as at 'extreme risk. Over the last 14 days the cumulative incidence of new cases has reached 960 cases of infection per 100 thousand inhabitants.
According to the Observer, the UK Government will remove Portugal from its red list as of 4 am on Friday the 19th of March.
Figures published by SESARAM over the weekend, show that 139 Madeirans have contracted Covid-19 after being vaccinated. In the wake of this, SESARAM, has stressed that despite the number of incidences of infection, the vaccine is the best treatment against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Yet again, the PSP were in Garajau inspecting vehicles and talking to citizens.
From tomorrow, the 15th of March until the 31st of March, the Regional Health Service (SESARAM) will be carrying out their very first colorectal cancer screening as part of the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign, 'Blue March.'
The President of the Regional Government said today that the containment measures currently in force in Madeira are "adequate" for the Easter period.
A petition created by Phillipa Rose O'Keefe to remove Portugal from the red list has been launched in the United Kingdom. The petition aims to maintain 'the two countries relationship with regards to tourism and business.'
This morning, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, presented the schematics of Porto Santo's new health unit.
Ricardo Lume (PCP) presented the proposal, while the PS committed themselves to supporting the proposal and their deputy Sílvia Silva was particularly expressive on the subject. However, PS deputy Sílvia Silva snidely remarked that "it is a proposal which is so good, so good, that your party in the Assembly of the Republic voted for the bill.”
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources, Susana Prada, visited Banco Alimentar (BA) this morning, an institution that, in her opinion, complies with the Regional Governments 10-year 'circular economy' guidelines.
The Civic Association for the Defence and Protection of the Laurissilva Forest (DPFL), is holding a press conference tomorrow afternoon at 4 pm.
To allay fears, the Regional Government of Madeira has released an explanatory video of the vaccination process for those aged 80 and those aged 75 - 79 with health problems.