Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle (USA) have discovered an antibody that could be effective against Covid-19 and which is thought to be 530 times more powerful than any other antibody identified so far.
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The council land clearing initiative near Quinta do Leme is nearing completion and once finished the land will be partitioned to provide allotments to those who are interested and wish to produce their own fruit and vegetables.
Tomorrow, Friday the 30th, Porto Santo Airport will carry out a full-scale emergency exercise, which will take place from 10 am until 5 pm.
The wearing of masks in streets became mandatory as of today, although there are exceptions, and non-compliance will be punished with fines OF up to €500 euros.
The Calheta Volunteer Firefighters, in partnership with the Calheta City Council and the Forestry Police, rescued a cow this afternoon that was stuck in a cattle grid located on the road to Fonte do Bispo, Paul da Serra.
From the 1st of November, Madeira will have two more hotels will come on line, bringing the total to three. The new hotels are the Madeira Terrace Mar and Pestana Bay Hotel.
According to data released by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's internal scientific service on “Technology and Democracy,” indicates that on average the Portuguese spend 129 minutes a day on social networks and this ranks Portugal as the fifth country in the European Union (EU) with the highest social media use and thus leaving the population more exposed to phenomena such as misinformation and political unrest.
The continued search for the German tourist who fell overboard a boat on the north coast, in the São Jorge quay area, Santana last Thursday resumed this morning.
The vice-president of the Municipality of Funchal, Idalina Perestrelo, was present today at the Parish Council of São Gonçalo, to mark the 6th municipal campaign for the provision of free rabies vaccination for animals over three months old, which this year also includes cats. The campaign started last Saturday, in the parishes of São Pedro and Imaculado Coração de Maria.
The first cruise ship to dock in Funchal since the beginning of the pandemic, SeaDreamI carrying 100 passengers, is scheduled to arrive on Saturday the 24th of October.
Two examples of new innovative equipment devices which allow the safe transportation of patients with infectious diseases, including Covid-19, have arrived in Madeira.
Following the raid this morning on a house in Câmara de Lobos, the PSP have confirmed that two citizens aged 21 and 58 years old, both born and living in Câmara de Lobos were arrested. In addition small quantities of liamba, hashish, heroin and mephedrone were seized as well as a 'butterfly' knife, 6.35mm ammunition, a grenade, 120 mm mortar and an 81 mm mortar."
From Thursday, those who leave the Region, even for a period of less than 72 hours, will have to take a covid-19 test on arrival at either Madeira or Porto Santo airport.
Aguas e Residuos da Madeira (ARM), in collaboration with the Porto Santo City Council, and the office of the Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government, recently carried out an intensive collection programme of 'Monster' (Appliances, mattresses, and furniture) throughout Porto Santo which netted some six tonnes of waste.
The Regional Government has announced that they will protect Porto Santo's sand dune line from the effects of steadily rising sea levels. The decision was announced this morning, 13th of October, by the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, as part of the LIFE DUNAS.