During a visit to Ribeiro Serrao and Rochao in Camacha by members of the United Democratic Coalition (CDU) today party official Ricardo Lume spoke to farmers and witnessed at first hand the devastation caused to crops by Pigeon-Trocaz, a protected species.
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The Legislative Assembly of Madeira, Conference of Representatives unanimously decided that risk groups, and those holding political office jobs, such as the President of Madeira, who are seen to be at risk, or in positions of power are to be vaccinated first.
The second Covid-19 confinement period starts today, and will continue until the 21st of February.
Infrastructure at Praia Formosa was badly damaged this weekend due to rough seas.
This afternoon 17,500 Covid -19 vaccines arrived in Madeira. The vaccines will be stored at Madeira's International Airport overnight, and then transported to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital tomorrow morning. They are scheduled to arrive at the hospital at 9 am.
Madeira has inoculated its doctors, nurses, the staff in the old age homes and most of its senior citizens in these well-guarded installations. Still, outbreaks happened in three of them, and they cost us some loved ones; Granny and Grandpa seem to die like flies with Covid. In February, we…
Miguel Albuquerque is expected to renew the current restrictive measures until the 16th of February.
Those individuals who are not registered with the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS) and want to be included in the new Covid-19 vaccination scheme must register their interest. The registration must be via the government website and further information can be found at https://covid19.min-saude.pt/vacinacao/ which explains all the proposed vaccination phases.
For all those needing a Covid-19 test, Hospital Particular (HPM), Funchal is offering a drive through service.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate of Heritage, is looking for 35 residential properties to rent in Funchal, Câmara de Lobos and Caniço.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, will officially open the new Covid in-patient unit at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital tomorrow, the 28th January at midday.
Chinese relatives of the first victims of Covid-19 are being pressurised by the Chinese authorities into not talking to any World Health Organisation (WHO) researchers who are currently in Wuhan as part of an investigation into the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Tempers became frayed during a parliamentary hearing this morning, as Communist Party Deputy, Ricardo Lume, categorically stated that 'Health is not just about Covid!' And that from conversations he'd had with various heads of health departments and specialists, he was astounded and alarmed at the lack of support and dedication being offered to other health modalities such as cardiology.
According to a study published today in the Science Journal, a Spanish drug tested both in France and the United States has shown an almost total reduction in the viral load of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.