When questioned about the upcoming Christmas festivities, Miguel Albuquerque categorically stated this morning that “Market Night as we know it, will not take place!”
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The search for the young German tourist who fell from his boat into the sea off the north coast of the island ended yesterday, the 10th of November.
In a press statement by the Caniço Pharmacy (Farmácia do Caniço) administration, they confirm that they will be closed to the public for a week after a member of staff tested positive for Covid. The case was identified last Friday, the 6th of November, and the pharmacy was immediately closed.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia has confirmed that the Câmara do Funchal is trying to do everything possible to ensure that this year’s Market Night on the 23rd of December goes ahead as planned.
Twenty-four students are to undergo PCR testing at local 2nd and 3rd Cycle Caniço School, who activated its Covid-19 contingency plans after a 8th grade student tested positive for Covid.
Victor Prior, the director of the Madeira Delegation of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), expects Madeira to be hit by tropical storm Theta from Friday afternoon onwards.
According to the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, by the 7th of November a total of 38,729 vaccines had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM). In a statement he said that in global terms, we have already exceeded the number of people vaccinated against influenza compared to last year's vaccination campaign.
Ivo Silva, the Chairman of the Board of the Union of Office, Commerce and Services Workers of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (SITAM), has indicated that the Câmara of Funchal is indifferent “to the problems that affect three thousand workers, and has proposed that during the Christmas season retail establishments should close at 7 pm on weekdays, at 2 pm on Saturdays and not open at all on Sundays or public holidays.”
Ten new CCTV cameras are to be installed in Funchal.
The new pioneering AT MicroProtect technology, which inactivates 99.97% of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles in the air in a minute, has now successfully managed to destroy three of the four tuberculosis bacteria strains.
Further to the President's press conference this morning. The new rules and regulations are as follows:
José Manuel Rodrigues today (3rd November) confirmed two new pandemic protection changes. The first is that all children aged six years-old and above will be required to wear face masks. This proposal will be voted on at the Legislative Assembly tomorrow.
During a visit to a school in Caniço, the President of the Regional Government was asked whether nightclubs would be forced to close again. However, Miguel Albuquerque refused to be drawn into the debate saying that he will announce the new restrictive measures himself tomorrow from Quinta Vigia.
On Thursday, the 5th of November, the residents of Porto Santo will be taking part in a 'Terra a Tremer,' earthquake training exercise, which aims to train the population on how to act during and after an earthquake, in order to create resilience and disaster awareness among the people of Porto Santo.