Miguel Albuquerque understands that the obligation for all passengers flying from Madeira and the Azores to mainland Portugal to complete a Passenger Location Form (PLF), does not make sense at this stage of the pandemic.
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The hospitalisation bulletin issued today by SESARAM confirms another Covid-19 death, bringing the total number of deaths in the region since the pandemic began to 180.
Starting tomorrow, any child, no matter what their age who tests positive for Covid-19 will no longer force all their classmates, teachers and ancillary staff into isolation.
A man, allegedly infected with Covid-19, was seen spitting at a bus stop in the Almirante Reis, Funchal area on Saturday morning.
With the daily Covid-19 figures increasing rather than decreasing, thirty-eight schools in the Region activated their respective Covid-19 contingency plans today.
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Technology recently updated the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the regions schools.
The Casa do Povo of Câmara de Lobos in conjunction with the Arriaga clinic has opened a new SARS-CoV-2 testing centre.
Due to the current pandemic situation in the Region, a spokesperson for Clínica Arriaga has issued a statement, saying that as a group their testing centres will be open on Sunday's and holidays.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, today rejected that the Delta Plus variant had arrived in Madeira, but said that the situation had to be controlled so that Christmas could be celebrated.
Regional health authorities stated this afternoon that six cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed among MSC Splendida passengers, as part of the mandatory testing of all passengers disembarking at the port of Funchal.
Today, the Regional Government of Madeira launched a new video to raise Covid-19 awareness.
MadeiraShopping is already applying the Regional Government recommendations in relation to Covid-19, reminding all their customers that they need to present either a vaccination certificate or a negative Covid-19 test to gain entry into the premises.
Not only was there an increase in the number of people waiting to have their Covid-19 tests at the hospital today, there was quite a stir outside the emergency rooms, where several ambulances had to wait before their patients were allowed treatment.
The Regional Secretary for Education reported 25 positive Covid-19 cases in the regions schools today.