The Regional Secretary of Health confirmed today that 5,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine had arrived in the region, and that starting as of tomorrow, the 2nd of June, 1,500 bedridden individuals would be inoculated.
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Today the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, asked all those who had celebrated Sporting’s recent victory on Avenida do Mar, especially those who had disregarded the regions health and safety laws, to carry out a free rapid antigen test to protect themselves and others. In…
The 100,000th vaccine was administered today at the Madeira Technopolo.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, has confirmed that he has not committed himself to making any changes in screening measures at airports in the Region, even when some of the restrictive measures are eased and air mobility is more consistent.
As Miguel Albuquerque, the President of the Regional Government, stated last weekend, Madeira will undergo a massive and free Covid testing programme, and today, the Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, confirmed that the testing will start on the 26th of April.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, announced this morning that a further 17,500 Pfizer vaccines will arrive in Madeira on Monday the 19th of April.
The Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos considers the request made by the Mayor of Porto Santo to shorten the curfew and extend the opening hours of catering and commerce, given the lack of cases on the island, to be "natural."
When the President of Madeira was asked by journalists if it would be possible for Madeirans to holiday in Porto Santo this summer without having to take a PCR test, the President snapped back "I'm not a futurologist!"
The Madeira Hotel and Similar Trade Union has today requested that the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, give vaccination priority to those working in the hotel and tourism sector.
After the initial transportation of three Covid patients from the mainland to Madeira last weekend, a further three mainland Covid infected patients will arrive this week.
Today, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, predicted that Madeira will receive 17,500 vaccines in February and a further 17,500 in March. However, he admitted that the first vaccination phase, which they hoped would be concluded by the end of May, may have to be postponed due to delivery constraints!
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.
Madeira is to receive 206 thousand initial doses of the vaccine.
The first cruise ship to dock in Funchal since the beginning of the pandemic, SeaDreamI carrying 100 passengers, is scheduled to arrive on Saturday the 24th of October.