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This morning, the Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia offered his support to Idalina Perestrelo and Francisco Andrade, both of whom are accused of negligent homicide after a tree collapsed in Monte on the 15th of August 2017, killing 13 people and injuring 49.
The two defendants in the Monte Tree Tragedy case, Idalina Perestrelo responsible for Urban Environment, Green and Public Spaces, and the head of the Gardens and Green Spaces Division, Francisco Andrade, will find out today whether they are to stand trial and if so, what crimes will be levied against them. Both were accused by the Public Ministry of 13 crimes of negligent homicide and 49 offences of involuntary or negligent physical integrity.
The Moderna biotechnology company today announced that provisional data from their latest trials indicate that their Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective in reducing the risk of contracting the disease.
According to this morning's headlines, the number of local Covid-19 transmissions has increased by 30% this month, with 70 local cases confirmed resulting in 600 people being confined.
The Regional Secretary for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, was at Montado da Esperança, parish of São Roque, today, the 11th of November, as the first of the 88,500 plants, shrubs and trees were planted as part of the reforestation of an area covering 45 hectares. These include leafy and indigenous species.
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.
In the first provisional analysis of the effectiveness of a vaccine being developed by Pfizer and Biontech evidence has emerged indicating a +90% success rate in preventing non-SARS-CoV-2 infected participants from catching the virus.
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.
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.
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.
Moleculas Soberbas, a start-up company which aims to undertake research on deflamine, a protein extracted from lupine seeds which is believed to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, has been given the green light to create a small biscuit factory in Madeira.
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.
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.