The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has confirmed that they did not foresee such a heavy concentration of rain on Christmas Day, especially on the north of the island, where citizens were left at the mercy of the torrential rain.
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On the 26th of December a new Portuguese vaccine portal was launched which aims to provide the population with “all the details” concerning the new vaccine campaign which started on the mainland on Sunday, the 27th of December.
While inspecting the damage in Ponta Delgada on Boxing Day, The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque said that he is convinced that the island's Covid-19 vaccination programme will start before the end of the year, especially as the vaccines are due to arrive tomorrow, the 28th of December.
The intense storm on Christmas day wreaked havoc on the north of the island, in particular Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, has confirmed that the RAM Health Service provided dialysis treatments to four patients affected by bad weather in the municipality of São Vicente.
Following yesterday's confirmed positive Covid-19 case at the Mental Health Clinic, Casa São João de Deus, further tests have shown that thirteen residents and three employees have tested positive for the virus, all of whom are showing asymptomatic symptoms.
Following the genetic analysis of samples taken from passengers arriving from the UK, as requested by the Regional Health Directorate, one of the samples taken is said to contain the presence of the new UK, SARS - CoV-2 strain.
Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health, has confirmed that Portugal will receive a total of 22 million doses, 400,000 of which, will be delivered in stages to the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Caes rescued a female dog who was found living in a cage without food or water in Caniço.
The initial 9,750 vaccines that have been set aside for Madeira will arrive by the end of the year, and not the first week of January, as originally thought. During a telephone call between the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque and the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, the Portuguese representative confirmed that the first batch of vaccines will arrive in Madeira between the 28th and 29th of this month.
The outcome of the transition period for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union is not yet certain. There is so much uncertainty at the moment (the 31st of December 2020 is the date scheduled for the end of the transition), that no one can predict what will happen from the 1st of January 2021, especially in the circulation of goods between the EU and the UK.
At a meeting this morning, the 'Juntos pelo Povo' (JPP) stressed the need to guarantee measures capable of mitigating the destructive impact of the pandemic on the island's economy. They went on to say that "since the region cannot control or change the macro measures that are being followed, it can, however, consider a mitigation scheme aimed at recovering and maintaining possible tourist market dynamics. It is imperative that extraordinary measures are adopted to complement those in force at the airport."
The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque was adamant yesterday, the 21st of December, that if supermarkets and shopping centres refuse to comply with the rules that he will close them down.
On the 23rd of December at 12:00, the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, will present Madeira's Covid-19 Vaccination Plan.