The first five people to be vaccinated were Adérito Delgado (ambulance crew), Ana Patricia da Silva, (operational assistant) João Caires (nurse), Pedro Balza (doctor) and Ludovina Teixeira (technician).
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The Regional Government has decided to cancel all the events related to Carnival 2021.
Tomorrow the greatest pyrotechnic show of the year will take place, and for those who are unable to see the show from their homes, a new limited safety firework display square will be allocated to families.
At midday, tomorrow the 31st of December, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, will oversee the administration of the first Covid-19 vaccinations at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Vice President of the Regional Government in Porto Santo, Roberto Silva, arranged for the delivery of six tonnes of hay (approx 200 bales), to feed 19 horses and 2 donkeys at the local riding/trekking centre in Porto Santo.
At a press conference held this afternoon by Eduado Jesus, the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture, he outlined his plans for New Year when he basically asked everyone to stay at home and watch the end of year fireworks display either from their home or on TV.
According to Marco Costa, CEO of 'Henrique Costa & Filhos (Pyrotechnic Company), everything is ready for the year-end firework display in Madeira, although the 59 firework locations' (57 in Funchal and 2 in Porto Santo) will only be installed tomorrow.
The lottery to decide who will be the first to be vaccinated against Covid has been won by........ 'It's a surprise!' So says Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection.
In a statement, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has confirmed that the Christmas Day storm has damaged at least two properties 'beyond repair' in Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, delivered bags of feed, straw and grass this morning to a dairy farmer in Ponta Delgada, whose property was destroyed by the Christmas Day storm.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has confirmed that they did not foresee such a heavy concentration of rain on Christmas Day, especially on the north of the island, where citizens were left at the mercy of the torrential rain.
On the 26th of December a new Portuguese vaccine portal was launched which aims to provide the population with “all the details” concerning the new vaccine campaign which started on the mainland on Sunday, the 27th of December.
While inspecting the damage in Ponta Delgada on Boxing Day, The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque said that he is convinced that the island's Covid-19 vaccination programme will start before the end of the year, especially as the vaccines are due to arrive tomorrow, the 28th of December.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, has confirmed that the RAM Health Service provided dialysis treatments to four patients affected by bad weather in the municipality of São Vicente.
Following the genetic analysis of samples taken from passengers arriving from the UK, as requested by the Regional Health Directorate, one of the samples taken is said to contain the presence of the new UK, SARS - CoV-2 strain.