The Regional Health Directorate (DRS), is promoting a new campaign which calls for moderation, care and caution during Easter.
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The Omicron peak has passed and our numbers are going down rapidly, so the Government decided not to publish daily numbers anymore. They will now let us have a monthly statistic at the end of each month. As reported, testing is not required for incoming travelers anymore, but the MadeiraSafe system…
Hello everyone. Just to say that Ursula is on holiday, and me being the technophobe I am, cannot work the live ticker. So here is a temporary version.
17.01.2022– 20:45 – We have 2071 new cases (+616) ↑ , 17 imports and 2054 locals”. 1681 persons were declared healthy (+651)↑. The tally is at 14.006 (+389)↑. 1 more patient died with Covid. 72 patients are in the Covid Wing, 1 of them in intensive care.
Due to the high Covid numbers, the Health System is incapable of tracking and tracing the cases. The Government decided to move some of the burden of this work to an app (in Portuguese) online: https://s-alerta.pt/CIDADAO/index.cfm Once a person has tested positive, this app can be used to denounce other…
Hello Dear Readers! It’s Christmas, and we are taking a small break, but the Covid Ticker will be active as usual. We wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and a great New Year! Ursula Hahninfo at madeira-weekly.com
The Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, confirmed that the requirement for incoming travelers to bring a negative Covid test will be upheld. The measure was set to expire on Jan 8, 2022. . “If it is possible to anticipate what the evolution [of the pandemic] will be, we can predict that…
Madeira has actually 110 persons listed as homeless in the Region. 20 of them tested positive for Covid in the last three months, and these are only the ones which were found. It’s a pity, really. In the beginning of the Pandemic, the homeless were right away classified as endangered…
In his regular Sunday press conference, our Health Minister Dr. Pedro Ramos gave out the latest figures in regards to our 4th Covid wave on Madeira Island. On testing: He said that everybody who needs to be tested, will be able to get a test. 780.000 rapid tests have been…
Lately, we had different information from the President, Miguel Albuquerque, and the health professionals as to where tourists should do their Covid tests, bevor departure from home or here at arrival. Tests which are done at the airport and the harbor, are being paid the by the Government, that is…
Youngsters who want to enter a club or disco now have to both be Covid tested and vaccinated. This has had a positive impact on the vaccination rate on the island. Testing, however, is the problem. Our health network, with hospitals and pharmacy tents all over the island, managed already…
We have been running the Covid Live Ticker (www.madeira-weekly.com) since March 28, 2020. If the Government numbers we are working with can be believed, we are doing well. There is no need to speak of pandemic waves for the Island, as we are in the epidemic stage. The pandemic is…
We have a 7-day incidence of 35 per 100.000. I calculated that with a conservative number of 240.000 inhabitants; the population at this time is really around 254.000 (plus tourists). We are busily vaccinating people, still in the 60`s age bracket, and the schedule depends on how much vaccine has…
The President of the Regional Government has issued a statement saying that he refuses to lock Machico down, despite 11 of the 14 cases registered on Friday originating from the area, saying that all identified Covid transmission chains are under control, and that an increase in the number of Covid cases was expected to coincide with students returning to face-to-face classes.
Our infection numbers are slowly but surely going down. It is logical; the vaccination program is doing well; 30.000 people have been vaccinated already (our population: 250.000). Most of our senior citizens above the age of 80 and somewhat younger ones with health conditions were vaccinated. On Tuesday, around 7000…