The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied by the Vice-President, Idalina Perestrelo, thanked and presented certificates to the volunteers from the Public Security Police (PSP), National Republican Guard (GNR), Garrison Regiment nº3 (RG3) and the Madeiran Voluntary Firefighters (BVM) who participated in the global campaign 'Clean Up the World - Clean Funchal from the Sea to Mountains.'
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While visiting the new Vila Baleira Funchal Hotel, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque confirmed that mask wearing could become mandatory for all who use the islands' public roads.
The Estreito Câmara de Lobos Parish Council and Estreito Cultural and Recreational Association (ACRE) has announced that, in view of the current pandemic and due to health and safety guidelines with regards to social distancing, they have cancelled the Estreito 2020 Harvest Festival which was scheduled to take place between the 11th and 13th of September in the village of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
RIR (React - Include - Recycle) party member, Roberto Vieira, has voiced his concern as to the legality of all municipal kennels and catteries. In a press note he said that "we have learned that Vasco Gil's kennel and cattery in Santo António has yet to be given legal status and is located in an area of trees and scrub which places all the resident animals and staff at considerable risk."
Yesterday, while visiting Porto da Cruz, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque revealed that the Regional Government is negotiating a deal so that tourists are tested in their country of origin.
Having designed the uniforms for the Savoy Palace Hotel staff, Fátima Lopes was asked to create a unique and exclusive face mask to be be used by Savoy Signature staff.
MEP Sara Cerdas has questioned the European Commission about what mechanisms are being developed to enable preparation by European Union Member States for a possible second wave of the coronavirus.
A headline in one of the papers today confirmed that the absence of contact between family members and those in care homes has created 'terrible psychological consequences.' What is worse, many health care experts, especially psychologist Lúcia Ferreira, claim that many of those who are in care homes will not die from Covid-19, but will die little by little from isolation and loneliness.
MadeiraShopping, who are managed by Sonae Sierra, and through its partnership with SGS (a world leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification, whose head office is in Geneva), has implemented a series of health and hygiene procedures, guaranteeing the continued safety and well-being of its visitors, tenants, suppliers and employees.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has announced that they are to install a new radio communications system at the Parque Ecológico do Funchal.
To mark 'Ocean Day' and despite being in lock down, local Caniço Primary school and the Junta de Freguesia challenged youngsters during May and June to create posters to raise awareness among the population about the risks to public health, nature and marine life that discarded disposable personal protective equipment, such as masks, gloves and wipes, has on the environment. In addition the children wanted to highlight the use of reusable masks, in order to produce less waste.
Taking to social media this morning, (11/07) the Mayor of Porto Santo, Isalino Vasconcelos, advised visitors and residents that they need to comply with the new beach signs.
An air filter has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Houston, U.S.A. which they say is capable to killing the coronavirus instantly.