From Thursday, those who leave the Region, even for a period of less than 72 hours, will have to take a covid-19 test on arrival at either Madeira or Porto Santo airport.
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Aguas e Residuos da Madeira (ARM), in collaboration with the Porto Santo City Council, and the office of the Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government, recently carried out an intensive collection programme of 'Monster' (Appliances, mattresses, and furniture) throughout Porto Santo which netted some six tonnes of waste.
According to a study published by the Australian Scientific Agency (ASA) on the 12th of October, the coronavirus can survive for at least 28 days on surfaces such as plastic and steel at room temperature (20 degrees Fahrenheit).
The Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) and the Public Security Police (PSP) were called to assist a man suffering psychological problems in São Martinho over the weekend.
Local school EB1/ PE / C in Lombo do Guiné, located in Arco da Calheta, has installed a greenhouse in its garden for the biological cultivation of vegetables and/or fruits by its students.
David Alexandre Silva Cabral de Oliveira, a 44 year old, has been missing from his home since last Thursday, the 8th of October.
Controversial or not, the measures implemented by the Region in response to the pandemic will continue, says the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos.
Transportadora Aérea Portuguesa (TAP) now offers an insurance package that covers the reimbursement of expenses related to quarantine and travel extensions due to Covid-19, as well as hospitalisation during the trip, to all customers flying on company operated routes.
Although this does not come as a shock, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, has confirmed that the Government has refused to authorise this year's Christmas Market Night in Funchal "due to the danger of possible covid-19 outbreaks."
José Arlindo Andrade, the man who went missing yesterday, after having escaped from the hospital where he was scheduled to undergo a stomach operation, was found last night, apparently in good health, in the Lazareto area, in Funchal, by an off duty firefighter, who had seen his photograph in local newspaper, JM News.
Over the last few weeks several cats have been found dead in Canhas, Ponto do Sol, which many local residents believe have been poisoned and have expressed their outrage at the cruelty inflicted on these animals.
According to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), without changes in the world economy and a reduction in gas emissions, climate change will cost 4.6 billion euros per year until 2070, increasing further thereafter.
The Madeiran animal association, Ajuda a Alimentar Cães, rescued two puppies this weekend that had been abandoned in a box in the street.
Sixty-one-year old, José Arlindo Jesus Andrade from Camacha, has been missing since this morning, after he fled from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital hours before undergoing emergency surgery.