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Aerial Firefighting Equipment Needed All Year Round

The president of the Regional Civil Protection Service of Madeira, Captain José Dias, today defended his views that the way forward in the fight against fires in the archipelago is the provision of an aerial firefighting capability, comprising a helicopter, support teams and equipment, throughout the year. Defending his decision he said "the POCIF (Implementation of the Operational Plan for Combating Forest Fires) helicopter has been a major asset since arriving in Madeira.

Lack of Decisions Costs Lives

The mainland government came under further criticism from the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, this week for their failure to control the continued outbreaks of  Covid-19 in some of the poorest regions of Lisbon, saying that he considers the recent increase in cases in Portugal is due to the lack of control by health units and “right decisions” by the national government.

Moo’ve Over

It was a bull earlier in the week that caused a commotion, and today, a cow was seen strolling along the streets of Funchal, namely, at the  Praça da ASSICOM roundabout on Estrada Monumental, causing both consternation and concern to pedestrians and motorists alike.  Apparently, the cow comes from Areeiro, São Martinho.

We Need a Vaccine Strategy

During a meeting of the Commission on Public Health, Food Safety and Environment (ENVI) in the European Parliament, Socialist MEP, Sara Cerdas, has requested information from the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, on the European strategy for the widespread Covid-19 vaccinations and distribution among the Member States. 

Online training for the Clean & Safe Seal

Turismo de Portugal continues with online training actions for the Clean & Safe” Seal. This initiative is aimed at Tourist Enterprises, Local Lodging Accommodations, as well as Tourism and Travel Agencies that want to know the control measures for cleaning, hygiene and basic COVID-19 prevention. Registration is certified and free…

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