Situation Report Madeira 18 to 19 June – by Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There was a new case of Covid-19. A passenger, who had arrived from Lisbon on the 17th of June, tested positive after being tested at the airport. Although the passenger lives in the Municipality of Santa Cruz, he had been in the Lisbon
area since February. The number of cases is now 91. There are 89 recoveries and 2 active cases. Both patients are staying in designated hotel accommodation.
There are 415 people under active monitoring and 469 people in self-monitoring. As of yesterday, there had been 1,545 suspected cases, 1,454 of which had come back negative.
As for Covid-19 testing, 19,916 samples from 17,912 people have been analysed at Laboratório de Patologia Clínica do SESARAM (Madeira Health Service lab).
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 21 calls from Tuesday to Wednesday. Overall, the total number of calls made to this helpline is 8,608.
The Covid-19 mental health helpline (219 212 399 – available every day from 9h00 to 21h00) that was set up to provide emotional and mental support to Madeira residents has received 1,356 calls, with 143 people being monitored.
https://covidmadeira.pt/situacao-epidemiologica-na-ram-atualizacao-18-06-2020/
Porto Santo Municipality reinforced public health warning
Idalino Vasconcelos, the Mayor of Porto Santo, published a warning for people to
follow all the recommendations provided by the health authorities for the reopening of the economy, in terms of the maximum capacity of businesses, breathing etiquette, social distancing, hand hygiene and other public health measures.
He reminded that in April he had cancelled all fairs that had been due to take place in July and has not approved any requests for public events. He reminded public health depended on the efforts of each person, in order to contain the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Municipality of Funchal donated 550 face shields to Funchal businesses
The Municipality of Funchal has donated about 550 face shields to Funchal businesses since the reopening of commercial activities. The aim is to create a safer environment for business owners, employees and customers, and to reduce the
risk of exposure and infection with Covid-19. This is another way the Municipality has found to support local businesses.
Water supply disruption today
The Municipality of Funchal announced there will be a water supply disruption in the parish (freguesia) of Sé, today at 9h30. Work is scheduled to last for 2 hours. The following areas will be affected: Rua Dr. Bito Câmara, Avenida
Arriaga, Rua Ponte de São Lazaro, Rua do Conde de Canavial, Travessa São Paulo, Rua Brigadeiro Couceiro, Rua da Carreira and Travessa das Violetas.
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be a power cut tomorrow, from 9h00 to 12h00, due to planned work on the electricity supply network. The following area will be affected:
Câmara de Lobos – Levada do Norte (between numbers 75 and 78)
However, power could be restored during the time frame mentioned above. So, for safety purposes, it should be assumed that there will be power at any time during this period of time.
If necessary, customers can contact the free Customer Support Service (Serviço de Apoio ao Cliente): 800 221 187.