APCANNA - the Portuguese Cannabis Information Association - is organising its first PTMC TALKS- Conversations on Medicinal Cannabis at the Forum Machico Auditorium on Saturday the 5th of September 5 between 10 am and 12:30 pm, with the aim of informing the general public of the therapeutic potential of Cannabis.
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Fourteen people are in quarantine, eleven of which in Porto Santo, after having been in contact with a visitor who was staying on the island, and who reported testing positive for the virus on returning to the mainland.
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, has authorised the purchase of 6.9 million individual vaccines, costing the state €20 million, in a European Union coordinated move to control the pandemic.
In a statement by the Minister of Health, Marta Temido this week, she confirmed that the Government of Portugal is not currently considering banning smoking in open public spaces as in the case of Spain, but there are “many issues that require further monitoring and analysis before a decision can be made.”
Monitoring of the two artificial reefs created by the sinking of two Corvettes, the General Pereira d'Eça (CORCEIRA - Madeira) and Afonso Cerqueira (CORDECA - Porto Santo), is underway.
Mask use has to be one of the most emotive subjects to have arisen for a long time, with everyone from Ex-Presidents to workers decrying the Regional Governments (RG) decision to bring in the use of mandatory mask wearing from tomorrow.
CTT and CTT online are now selling the new MOxAdTech masks; the first to successfully eliminate 99% of coronavirus particles in tests carried out by the João Lobo Antunes Institute of Molecular Medicine (iMM), making them the first textile mask capable of inactivating the virus.
To ensure the safety and well-being of everyone, MadeiraShopping has implemented a new technological solution that allows for all the escalator and moving walkway handrails to be quickly and effectively disinfected.
The first textile and reusable face mask with a proven ability to neutralise the coronavirus has been created in Portugal, in a joint business, academic and scientific venture.
According to a report by the State of the Nation and Public Policies and conducted by the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), isolation, uncertainty about the future, loss and mourning may create feelings of anxiety and depression. However, these symptoms are thought to be short term effects in relation to the instability many now face.
The 'Tartaruga' project research group at the University of Madeira (UMa), is currently treating two sick females turtles in the hope that they can be returned to the wild.
On the 8th of July, Pedro Spínola's new hybrid orchid, 'Dendrobium Charme de São' Vicente was registered in honour of the parish of São Vicente.
An air filter has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Houston, U.S.A. which they say is capable to killing the coronavirus instantly.
China's health reputation has taken a turn for the worst as several cases of 'bubonic plague' have been confirmed. According to the BBC, authorities are on high alert after a case was confirmed in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.
According to an order published today in Diario da Republica, non-Portuguese citizens, individuals without a residence in Portugal, or those who arrive without a negative PCR test certificate will have to take a test at their arrival airport and pay for it themselves. In addition, the airline with whom they travelled with will be fined €1,000 per passenger.