Situation Report Madeira 10th to 11th May
– From our colleague reporting on Madeira
Covid-19 update
There were no new cases for a fourth consecutive day. The number of cases remains at 90, with 37 active cases and 53 recoveries.
Reopening guidelines
The Regional Madeira announced guidance for the reopening of
certain businesses. The main slogan is “to restart, protect and recover”. The following guidelines were announced:
General Rules
- Mandatory isolation for people who are infected or under active monitoring.
- Civic duty of home confinement.
- Ban on events or gatherings.
- Face mask use is recommended.
- Social distancing rules must be followed (a minimum of 2 metres).
- Compliance with hygiene and respiratory etiquette guidelines.
Shopping centres
- Shopping centres must have a contingency plan.
- Rules for commercial businesses must be complied with, with shopping centres required to follow the international guideline of only one person per 25 square meter of space.
- Separate areas must be created for vehicles and people to enter and leave the premises.
- Separate paths must be created inside to prevent people from crossing paths.
- Signs must be placed to warn people to comply with social distancing rules.
- There must be permanent equipment for the disinfection and hygiene of all common areas (lifts, cash machines, escalators, toilets)
- Until the Regional Government decides otherwise, all coffee shops and restaurants must remain closed, although take-away services are allowed.
Reopening of shops and service providers
- All staff and customers inside premises must wear face masks.
- All premises must have hygiene and disinfection protocols.
- Body temperature checks for staff at the start and end of their shifts.
- Premises and parking lots must have a maximum capacity of 1/3.
- Social distancing rules must be complied with while inside or walking to/from the premises.
Barbers, hairdressers, beauty salons
- By appointment only in order to avoid gatherings while waiting to be served (all gatherings are banned).
- All tools and equipment must be disinfected after each customer has been served.
- Social distancing between customers must be ensured, with 1/3 occupancy of the premises allowed.
- All staff and customers must wear face masks.
- An alcohol based (70%) antiseptic solution must be available at the entrance and its use must be encouraged.
- Maximum capacity of 50%, according to the number of work seats available.
Public transport
- Mandatory face mask use.
- Maximum capacity of 50%.
Covid-19 press conferences
The press conferences for Covid-19 updates in Madeira will no longer be daily. Instead, there will be a weekly press conference every Friday. A press release, along with an epidemiological update, will be published on the remaining
days.
Visits to care homes banned
Visits to care homes will continue to be banned. No decision to reverse it will be taken until testing has been carried out in all care homes in Madeira.