Due to a slight technical issue we were unable to update yesterday's Covid figures.
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Madeira has inoculated its doctors, nurses, the staff in the old age homes and most of its senior citizens in these well-guarded installations. Still, outbreaks happened in three of them, and they cost us some loved ones; Granny and Grandpa seem to die like flies with Covid. In February, we…
A testing oversight allowed a male Covid sufferer to go undetected for two days, and it was only after he asked for help as a non-Covid patient that the original communication failure was detected.
From today, the 16th of January, the Regional Government is to assess the consequences caused by the end of year festivities, with regards to the escalating number of Covid cases in Madeira.
Four more people died in Madeira today due to Covid-19. In the last 24 hours, two men aged 69 and 71 years old and a 38-year-old woman died at Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, all of whom were admitted to the Covid-19 Multipurpose Unit. In addition a 73-year-old woman died at…
With 110 new positive cases of Covid, (103 local transmissions), and the shenanigans of the Savoy Palace end of year party, tension is high, especially since Porto Moniz, a municipality who thought it was safe from the virus woke up to find that one person had infected nineteen people, either directly or indirectly, forced dozens to self-isolate, including public officials, all through a days work of face to face meetings.
One of the new measures implemented by the Regional Government is to reduce the number of people allowed to gather together, whether in either family or cultural events. The new limitations are:-
When questioned about the Covid outbreak at the Hospital dos Marmeleiros, in Funchal, Miguel Albuquerque, the President of Madeira, assured reporters and citizens that the 'transmission chain has been identified' and that the situation is under control.
In contrast to the previous article Mário Pereira, the former clinical director of SESARAM and former deputy of the CDS, understands that Madeira's Covid transmission rate may have changed from 'local' to 'community.'
It is sad but it seems inevitable that the virus enters our local population by stealth, circumventing the diligent attempts by our Public Health Team to corral the cases and avoid further dissemination. The mainland is much worse off but I’m afraid we will see the same effect here sooner…
When questioned by reporters if Madeira's schools would close early for the Christmas holidays, the President, Miguel Albuquerque said that it would be “counterproductive” since Madeira's schools are “scrupulously complying” with the measures issued by the Regional Director of Health.
The Banco de Portugal wants companies and shops to accept at least one form of electronic payment in addition to cash. With cash increasingly in decline, the covid-19 pandemic has only accelerated the digitalization of transactions, thereby increasing online consumption and the use of contactless payments. Dennis Swing Greeneinfo at…
The new pioneering AT MicroProtect technology, which inactivates 99.97% of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles in the air in a minute, has now successfully managed to destroy three of the four tuberculosis bacteria strains.