The Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, will present his Covid-19 national vaccination plan on Thursday the 3rd of December.
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The Christmas Market at Placa Central on Avenida Arriaga and the Ethnographic Village at Largo da Restauração will be open this year between the 10th of December and the 10th of January, between 10 am and 8 pm, except for the 25th of December and the 1st of January.
Data from the report released this week, just days away from the World AIDS Day (1st of December), indicate that the percentage of late diagnoses in the Region reduced from 66.7% in 2018 to 50.0% in 2019.
While speaking at the Madeira Days conference, the President of the Regional Parliament, José Manuel Rodrigues, reminded his audience that the effects of the pandemic will have “serious consequences” for the health of the islands population. He added that “mental health and psychological support services have to be reinforced to meet this new reality which sees no sign of improving until the end of 2021.
Data from the Regional Statistics Directorate indicates that although 91% of Madeiran companies intend to keep their staff on until the end of the year, 9% have said that they will probably dismiss staff before the 31st of December.
According to experts, the impact of vaccinations against the new coronavirus is not expected to be felt in Portugal and the rest of the world before the end of 2021, even if the first immunisations take place at the beginning of the year.
This year like many Portuguese, Father Christmas is teleworking so that he can stay in touch with everyone who needs a little magic at this time. And with the help of technology, he has said that of the island's children many have asked him to make the “bug” (Covid-19) disappear.
This week the Regional Government introduced a new set of measures to ensure the protection of Madeira's resident population, and all those who visit the island. These measures came into force yesterday, the 27th of November and will remain in effect until 23:59 on the 11th of December.
The task-force created by the Government to coordinate the entire vaccination plan against Covid-19, from vaccination strategy to the logistical operation of storage, distribution and administration of vaccines, has been given 30 days to create a master plan.
Well-known Compadre Jodé is the protagonist of a video, which aims to raise public awareness of the importance of social distancing and compliance with Covid-19 health and safety regulations.
The RAM Health Service (SESARAM) received 7,249 vaccines yesterday, the 25th of November, which are part of a total of 15,000 vaccines that are expected to be delivered to Madeira by the end of November.
With the pandemic under control, the President of Madeira is not taking any unnecessary risks and has announced that to protect the health of the Madeirans and Porto-Santenses there will be no market nights in any of the regions municipalities.
During his press conference regarding new Covid 19 restrictions during Christmas and the New Year, the President of Madeira confirmed that "the pandemic is now controlled because we have all the connections and the entire circuit of local transmissions. We do not want community transmission and that is what we have to avoid in Madeira."