Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23rd June 2021
By our Special Correspondent, Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 21 new Covid-19 cases, 22 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.
On Saturday, there were 5 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 4 cases of local transmission) and 4 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 4, although none were in intensive care.
On Sunday, there were 4 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from South Africa, 1 passenger who had arrived from the UK, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 1 case of local transmission) and 9 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained the same as the day before, with no patients in intensive care.
On Monday, there were 3 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 7 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 5, although none were in intensive care.
And on Tuesday, there were 9 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Cameroon, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 7 cases of local transmission) and 2 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 3 and, once again, no patients were in intensive care.
There were 67 active cases on Tuesday, of which 26 had been imported while the other 41 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 9,589 cases, 9,450 recoveries and 72 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 10 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 54 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 3 patients in hospital, none of whom in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 26 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 23,851 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 316 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, 238,650 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30). By Tuesday, 483,274 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 72,190 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 424 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it had received 53,644 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 13 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 3,662 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/19/5-novos-casos-de-covid-19-4-recuperados-24-suspeitos/
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/132531/Madeira_regista_mais_3_casos_de_covid-19
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/22/9-novos-casos-de-covid-19-2-recuperados-26-suspeitos/
Covid-19 vaccination update
On Sunday, the Region received 40,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. This was the biggest batch ever delivered to the Region.
As of June 20th, 193,648 Covid-19 vaccine doses (105,598 1st doses & 85,050 2nd doses/full vaccination) had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira since the start of the vaccination campaign on 31st December. This means that 43% of the population have been inoculated with the 1st dose of the vaccine while 34% have been fully vaccinated.
In the previous week, a total of 11,596 vaccine doses (3,499 1st doses & 8,097 2nd doses/full vaccination) were administered.
The plan for this week is to continue to administer vaccine doses throughout the Region, with the highlight being the scheduled vaccination campaign in Porto Santo, which will take place on June 25th, 26th and 27th.
As of Tuesday, 196,328 doses (110,330 1st doses & 85,998 2nd doses/full vaccination) had been administered in the Region.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/20/mais-40-950-vacinas-da-pfizer-para-a-ram/
https://web.sesaram.pt/COVID19_INFO
More easyJet flights to Madeira
EasyJet announced it will strengthen existing routes to Funchal. There will be an additional daily flight from Lisbon and from Porto to Funchal. This means there will be 2 daily flights from Porto to Funchal, 4 daily flights from Lisbon to Funchal on weekdays and Fridays and 5 daily flights from Lisbon to Funchal on Sundays.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/132572/EasyJet_reforça_a_capacidade_de_ligações_para_a_Madeira
Iberia flights diverted to the Canary Islands
On Sunday afternoon, Iberia flights scheduled to land in Porto Santo were unable to do so as a result of rainy and foggy weather on the island and after several landing attempts. This meant the flights were forced to divert to the Canary Islands. The flights had already landed in Porto Santo by the start of Sunday evening.
Road closures tonight
An athletics race (XXIII Circuito de São Martinho) will be taking place tonight. As a result, there will be road closures to car traffic at 19h00 in the following places:
– Caminho da São Martinho (between Rua de São Martinho and Rua da Vargem)
– Caminho do Esmeraldo (between Rua Agostinho Pereira de Oliveira and the roundabout at São Martinho)
– Rua Dr. Barreto (between Caminho do Pilar and Caminho de São Martinho
The following roads will be closed if there are athletes on the move through such roads (at anytime from 19h00):
– Rua Dr. Barreto
– Caminho do Avista Navios
– Caminho da Nazaré
– Rua do Curaçau
– Rua do Brasil
– Rua da Austrália
– Rua Corveta Dona Estefânia
– Rua do Engenho Velho
– Rua da Venezuela
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/22/cmf-avisa-para-interrupcoes-do-transito-em-sao-martinho/
Water supply disruptions
Due to scheduled work on the water supply network in order to reduce water leaks, there will be water supply disruptions in the following places:
CÂMARA DE LOBOS
Parish (freguesia) of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos (Ladeira da Marinheira) – 23rd June (09h00-13h00)
Parish (freguesia) of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos (Igreja, Pico e Salões, Ribeira da Caixa, Quinta do Leme, Rua da Igreja, Largo do Patim) & Parish of Câmara de Lobos (Bela Vista, Pico e Salões, Quinta do Leme) – 24th June (09h00-13h00)
Parish (freguesia) of Câmara de Lobos (Torre, Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco) – 25th June (09h00-13h00)
Parish (freguesia) of Câmara de Lobos (Rancho) – Rua do Serrado do Mar e Travessa do Serrado do Mar – 25th June (09h00-13h00)
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:
FUNCHAL – June 23rd – 09h00 to 12h00 (TODAY)
– Estrada Luso Brasileira (number 3)
– Caminho da Lombada (numbers 59 to 110)
– Rua Engenheiro Adelino Amaro da Costa
– Travessa da Quinta dos Reis (numbers 30 to 34)
MONTE – June 23rd – 08h30 to 9h00 & 11h00 to 11h30 (TODAY)
– Chão do Arieiro
CAMACHA – June 23rd – 08h30 to 9h00 & 11h00 to 11h30 (TODAY)
– Levada da Serra
– Vale Paraíso (north)
– Rochão de Cima
– Carreira
– Pico do Silva
– Montado do Pereiro
– Poiso
ROQUE DO FAIAL – June 23rd – 08h30 to 9h00 & 11h00 to 11h30 (TODAY)
– Pico do Arieiro
– Poço da Neve
MONTE – June 23rd – 08h30 to 11h30 (TODAY)
– Chão da Lagoa
CAMACHA – June 23rd – 08h30 to 11h30 (TODAY)
– Carreiras de Baixo
FUNCHAL – June 24th – 09h00 to 11h30 & 14h00 to 16h00
– Caminho da Portada (number 35)
– Caminho de Santo António dos Capuchos (numbers 4 to 21)
SÃO JORGE – June 24th – 09h00 to 10h00
– Calhau
FUNCHAL – June 25th – 00h00 to 05h00
– Rua do Alto do Pico (up to number 7)
– Rua dos Frias (numbers 22 to 88)
– Rua de João Serra Velez Caroço (number 11)
– Travessa dos Frias (number 26)
– 2ª Travessa dos Frias
– Escadas dos Frias
FUNCHAL – June 25th – 09h00 to 12h00
– Caminho de São Martinho (numbers 78 to 108)
– Caminho do Papagaio Verde (numbers 44 and 56)
– Beco do Relojoeiro (numbers 6 to 16)
– Rampa do Relojoeiro (numbers 3 to 25)
– Rampa do Castanheiro (numbers 30 to 46)
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.