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.
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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 commander of the Madeira Maritime Police, Guerreiro Cardoso, has confirmed that he will investigate a video showing Cristiano Ronaldo's 10-year-old son riding a jet ski alone and unsupervised, while on holiday in Madeira.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has announced that they are to install a new radio communications system at the Parque Ecológico do Funchal.
Several commercial establishments in the La Vie Shopping Centre area, particularly those located in Rua Serpa Pinto have been the target of several robberies and acts of vandalism.
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.
In a press statement a Loja do Cidadão da Madeira spokesperson announced that several organisations are re-opening their direct access facility thus allowing customers to access their services without having to wait in line.
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.
Entertainment on the island is beginning to recover, and here is a brief look at some of the activities on offer.
Up until the 14th of July, the MadeiraShopping complex, managed by Sonae Sierra, is hosting an online music festival featuring some of Portugal's prominent artists from its YouTube page or MadeiraShopping website.
Yesterday, the 8th of July, was a historic moment for the islands tourist industry as the toboggans operated by Carreiros do Monte were again operating, and like many other activities has adopted several health and safety measures for its operatives.
It may be hot and wearing a mask may be stuffy, but passengers must realise that Madeira’s rules are the rules, and although the majority of visitors to the island are complying, others are visibly complaining. Furthermore, it would appear that people do not fully understanding the Polymerase Chain Reaction…
Playgrounds will officially re-open on the 18th of July with a new set of rules. These are:-