Sara Cerdas MEP, spokesperson and negotiator for the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, has called for a resolution on the coordination of health assessments and travel restrictions in the Schengen area.
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Madeiran President, Miguel Albuquerque, has categorically stated that notwithstanding the risks involved Madeira cannot close itself to the outside world.
The Regional Government has extended the 'State of Calamity,' which expires on the 31st of August for another month.
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 Director-General of Health (DGS), Graça Freitas has admitted that she supports mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, but considers it too early to make a decision.
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.”
Although, in general, people are respecting the new mandatory mask wearing and social distancing rules in Porto Santo, doctor Rogério Correia told local newspaper JM that, that starting this week (09.08), there will be tighter control of the islands nightlife.
Yesterday, while visiting Porto da Cruz, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque revealed that the Regional Government is negotiating a deal so that tourists are tested in their country of origin.
The epidemiological bulletin issued by IASaúde maintains that there are currently only two active cases of Covid-19 in Madeira, contrary to what has been reported in the DGS Epidemiological bulletin today.
Vespas Nightclub and discotheque has called for a return to normality, claiming that the "confinement period" is over.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, admits that Madeira may experience some setbacks when the island opens its doors to tourism on the 1st of July.
The Regional Government of Madeira has announced its intention of extending the island's 'State of Calamity' until the 31st of July 2020 to ensure that the island and its inhabitants remain protected.
IASAÚDE, although not attributing a new case of Covid-19 to Madeira, has confirmed that an imported case was registered yesterday from a visitor travelling via Lisbon from the Tagus Valley region to the island.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) admitted today that there have been “one or two cases” of people infected with Covid 19 being detected on flights to Portugal on a regular basis that a “gradual reinforcement” of containment measures at Portuguese airports will come into effect shortly.