Fourteen people are in quarantine, eleven of which in Porto Santo, after having been in contact with a visitor who was staying on the island, and who reported testing positive for the virus on returning to the mainland.
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The Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus recently spent the afternoon with Machico based whale and dolphin watching tourism company 'Scorpio Madeira.'
Madeira's Army Garrison Regiment No. 3 is currently undergoing training on the new Glock 17 Gen5 9mm pistol.
Members from the CHEGA-Madeira political party, visited Porto Santo on Saturday the 22nd of August as part of their fact finding mission about the reality facing the islanders, as well as garner political support.
The Director-General of Health (DGS), Graça Freitas has admitted that she supports mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, but considers it too early to make a decision.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied the delivery of the first batch of wooden tables to some of Funchal's smaller bars and restaurants.
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.
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.
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 Vice-President (VP) of the Municipality of Funchal, Idalina Perestrelo, stated that seventeen streams are to be cleaned as part of the CMF's flood prevention initiative. This work is currently underway and should be completed in September at a cost of about €63,000.
The Ombudsman's Office has received five complaints about the mandatory use of masks in public spaces in Madeira.