Madeira Situation Report Saturday 29th May 2021
By Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 33 new Covid-19 cases, 89 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.
On Wednesday, there were 16 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Northern Portugal, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 13 cases of local transmission) and 19 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 10, 2 of whom were intensive care.
On Thursday, there were 6 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 41 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 8, 3 of whom were in intensive care.
And on Friday, there were 11 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 29 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained 8, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
There were 207 active cases on Friday, of which 15 had been imported while the other 192 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Friday, there had been 9,433 cases, 9,154 recoveries and 72 deaths.
On Friday, there were 16 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 183 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 8 patients in hospital, 2 of whom in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 96 suspected cases under epidemiological investigation and analysis, which were all linked to patients who tested positive for Covid-19, to calls made to the SRS24 helpline, to referrals by SESARAM (Madeira Regional Health Service) and to airport screening.
There were 15,868 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 676 people, who had contact with positive cases, being monitored by the health authorities of several Madeira municipalities and of Porto Santo.
As for Covid-19 testing on passengers who had arrived at Funchal and Porto Santo airports, 211,923 samples had been collected until Friday (at 15h30). By Friday, 437,345 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 55,443 antigen rapid tests had been carried out in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 443 calls from Tuesday to Friday. Overall, it has received 50,691 calls.
The Covid-19 mental health helpline (Linha de Acompanhamento Psicológico da Direção Regional de Saúde – 291 212 399 – available every day from 09h00 to 21h00), which was set up to provide emotional and mental support to anyone in Madeira received 14 calls from Tuesday to Friday. Overall, it has received 3,577 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/26/16-novos-casos-de-covid-19-19-recuperados-105-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/27/6-novos-casos-de-sars-cov2-41-recuperados-142-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/28/11-novos-casos-de-covid-19-29-recuperados-96-suspeitos/
Additional ferry services between Funchal and Porto Santo
Porto Santo Line (ferry company) informed there will be additional ferry services in the following 2 weeks. This is because there will be 2 bank holidays (on June 3rd and June 10th), which means many people will be able to have longer weekends. It is hoped the additional ferry services will lead to increased travel to Porto Santo. The new ferry schedule will be:
2nd June (Wednesday):
Funchal to Porto Santo – 08h00 (additional service) & 19h00
Porto Santo – Funchal – 11h30 (additional service) & 22h30
6th June (Sunday):
Funchal to Porto Santo – 08h00 & 16h30 (additional service)
Porto Santo – Funchal – 13h00 (additional service) & 20h00
9th June (Wednesday):
Funchal to Porto Santo – 08h00 (additional service) & 19h00
Porto Santo – Funchal – 11h30 (additional service) & 22h30
13th June (Sunday):
Funchal to Porto Santo – 08h00 & 16h30 (additional service)
Porto Santo – Funchal – 13h00 (additional service) & 20h00
Passengers wishing to change their bookings may do so by visiting the office at Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses, calling 291 210 300 (Monday to Friday – 09h00-12h30 & 14h00-18h00) or by sending an email to infopsl@gruposousa.pt
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/28/porto-santo-line-abre-viagens-extraordinarias-a-9-de-junho/
Water supply disruption
The Municipality of Funchal informed there will be a water supply disruption on Monday, May 31st, from 09h00 to 17h00, in the parish (freguesia) of São Martinho. The disruption will affect Rua Dr. Pita, between Caminho das Virtudes and the rotunda (roundabout) dos Barreiros.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/28/11-novos-casos-de-covid-19-29-recuperados-96-suspeitos/
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be power cuts due to planned work on the electricity supply network. These works cannot be postponed and will take place in the following days and places:
SANTA CRUZ
May 29th – 09h00 to 12h00 (TODAY)
– Rocha Preta
– São Gil
– Massapez
– Levadas
– Fajocos
– Estrada do Miradouro
– Caminho da Fonte
– Caminho da D. Mécia
RIBEIRA BRAVA
May 31st – 14h00 to 16h00
– Estrada do Barreiro
– Estrada de São João (between number 38 and number 68)
– Estrada do Vale de Cima
– Estrada do Roda
– Estrada do Jardim
– Caminho Dom Fernando
– Vereda do Charéu
– Vereda do Ribeiro do Vale
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.