In a statement, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has confirmed that the Christmas Day storm has damaged at least two properties 'beyond repair' in Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
Madeira Weekly
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A man was attacked, this morning, by individuals near a petrol station on Avenida do Infante, Funchal.
Two cruise liners, the 'Mein Schiff 3' and the MS Europa 2 (Hapag LLoyd Cruise Liners) are scheduled to arrive, but remain outside the port of Funchal, in time for the New Year Firework Display.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, delivered bags of feed, straw and grass this morning to a dairy farmer in Ponta Delgada, whose property was destroyed by the Christmas Day storm.
Yesterday, the 26th of December, the Coastal Rescue Centre received a call to assist someone who had fallen into the sea from the São Roque pier in Machico.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has confirmed that they did not foresee such a heavy concentration of rain on Christmas Day, especially on the north of the island, where citizens were left at the mercy of the torrential rain.
On the 26th of December a new Portuguese vaccine portal was launched which aims to provide the population with “all the details” concerning the new vaccine campaign which started on the mainland on Sunday, the 27th of December.
While inspecting the damage in Ponta Delgada on Boxing Day, The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque said that he is convinced that the island's Covid-19 vaccination programme will start before the end of the year, especially as the vaccines are due to arrive tomorrow, the 28th of December.
The intense storm on Christmas day wreaked havoc on the north of the island, in particular Ponta Delgada and Boaventura.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, has confirmed that the RAM Health Service provided dialysis treatments to four patients affected by bad weather in the municipality of São Vicente.
Following yesterday's confirmed positive Covid-19 case at the Mental Health Clinic, Casa São João de Deus, further tests have shown that thirteen residents and three employees have tested positive for the virus, all of whom are showing asymptomatic symptoms.
Following the genetic analysis of samples taken from passengers arriving from the UK, as requested by the Regional Health Directorate, one of the samples taken is said to contain the presence of the new UK, SARS - CoV-2 strain.
TFalcon Madeira have won the tender to provide pest control services at the Port of Funchal. The contract is for 36 months, and will concentrate on the ever increasing gull population at the port.
Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health, has confirmed that Portugal will receive a total of 22 million doses, 400,000 of which, will be delivered in stages to the Autonomous Region of Madeira.