Miguel Iglésias, from the parliamentary branch of the PS-Madeira, recently questioned the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection concerning the rumour as to whether the transmission of Covid has passed from 'local' transmission to 'community'' transmission, and if so, what additional measures will be introduced.
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Madeira is to receive 206 thousand initial doses of the vaccine.
In a statement, the São Vicente City Council has confirmed that the Christmas Market which is due to be held on the 19th and 20th of December, from 10 am to 8 pm will take place as scheduled.
The Ribeira Brava City Council plans to distribute more than 3,150 masks to all students who attend schools within the municipality as part of their strategy to combat Covid transmissions in local schools.
Today the first Whizz Air flight from Luton, England received a warm Madeira welcome as it taxied in on its maiden flight. The company, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, already flies to Lisbon, Porto and Faro, and has now expanded its Portuguese operations to Madeira.
According to data from the 'Idealista' portal, at the end of October there were 166 hotels for sale in Portugal, 4% more than in March (160), when the state of national emergency was declared. As predicted the number of hotels now for sale in Madeira, has increased by 100%: five establishments in March and ten in October.
Águas e Residuos da Madeira (ARM), has confirmed that it has activated its contingency plan after an employee, working at the Urban Solid Waste Treatment Station, also known as Meia Serra Station, tested positive for Covid-19.
Due to the pandemic, this year there will not be, as usual, the Christmas get-together for children from Pre-School and 1st Cycle of Basic Education in Calheta. However, Municipality President Carlos Teles, has confirmed that all children in the municipality will receive a Christmas gift.
According to Luís Freitas, clinical director of the Hospital Particular da Madeira (HPM), the two patients suffering pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria are "stable, getting better and do not need any specialist care."
A man and a woman, aged between 30 and 40 years-old fell 4 – 5 metres from the balcony of their house in Lombadinha, Gaula onto the road below them at at 7 am yesterday morning. Both sustaining serious injuries. Santa Cruz firefighters were immediately called to the scene, and…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has confirmed that an earthquake registering 1.9 earthquake on the Richter Scale was recorded off the west coast of Porto Moniz this morning at 05.52.
It is sad but it seems inevitable that the virus enters our local population by stealth, circumventing the diligent attempts by our Public Health Team to corral the cases and avoid further dissemination. The mainland is much worse off but I’m afraid we will see the same effect here sooner…
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied by the President of ACIF, Jorge Veiga França, officially opened the 5th edition of the Aldeia Natal (Christmas Village), at the Praça do Município. The village opened yesterday the 9th of December, and will remain open until Kings Day, the 6th of January 2021.