Madeira Situation Report 30th March 2022
Brief Covid-19 update
As of March 29th, there had been 68 Covid-19 cases in the Region’s educational establishments in the previous 24 hours (46 students, 16 teaching staff and 6 non-teaching staff).
On March 28th, there were 99 patients in hospital (24 non-vaccinated, 37 fully vaccinated, 4 vaccinated with 1 dose, 34 vaccinated with a booster shot), 1 of whom was in intensive care (vaccinated with a booster shot). As for the age of the hospitalised patients who are in the general Covid-19 area, 1 is aged 0-17, 25 are aged 18-65 and 73 are 65 or older. The hospitalised patient in intensive care is aged 18-65.
There were 10 deaths from March 21st to March 28th. There had been a total of 236 deaths.
No stricter Covid-19 restrictions required
Miguel Albuquerque, the President of the Madeira Regional Government, said the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations is not enough to warrant stricter restrictions such as lockdowns or the mandatory use of face masks outdoors. Nevertheless, he said everyone must keep taking individual precautions. He argued the seriousness of the pathologies is not the same as in the past, the population has a greater level of immunity, most people infected with Covid-19 merely have a cold, and some of the infected are hospitalised as a precaution due to having pre-existing conditions. He stressed that the Covid-19 symptoms and pathologies have been much lighter than before and assured the health authorities have been monitoring the Covid-19 developments.
Region spent €78M on Covid-19 tests
The Autonomous Region of Madeira has spent €27M on 1,8 million pharmacy Covid-19 tests, €1,5M on 95,000 SESARAM (Madeira Health Service) Covid-18 tests, €7,4M on 148,000 Covid-19 tests for passengers arriving in the Region, and €42M on 842,612 hospital PCR tests. Overall, the Region has spent €78M on Covid-1 tests.
Ryanair start operating flights to Madeira
Ryanair started operating flights to/from Madeira on Tuesday. A total of 42 weekly flights, with a maximum capacity of 8,106 passengers, will be available in each direction from March 29th until October 29th (IATA Summer). There will be 10 routes for 7 countries (Portugal, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the UK).
It will operate 2 daily flights between Lisbon and Madeira (Funchal), and 1 daily flight between Porto and Madeira (Funchal).
It will operate 2 weekly flights between Belgium (Brussels), France (Marseille and Paris), Germany (Nuremberg), Ireland (Dublin), Italy (Milan) and Madeira (Funchal).
It will operate 9 weekly flights between the UK (6 from London & 3 from Manchester) and Madeira.
The flights to/from Lisbon will be operated by a Boeing 737-800, which has a maximum capacity of 189 passengers and is based in Lisbon. The remaining flights will be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8-200, which have a maximum capacity of 195 places and will be based in Funchal.
Water supply disruption
The Municipality of Funchal announced there will be a water supply disruption TODAY, from 09h00 until 17h00. It will affect the following areas:
– Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
– Caminho do Poço Barral
– Impasse 1 at Caminho do Poço Barral
– Entrada 43 (Entrance 43) to Caminho do Poço Barral
– Azinhaga do Poço Barral
– Entrada 68 (Entrance 68) to Caminho do Poço Barral
– Travessa do Tanque
– Entrada do Tanque
– Caminho do Pico do Funcho
– Escadas do Pico do Funcho
– Caminho do Esmeraldo
Another disruption will take place tomorrow (March 31st), from 09h00 until 18h00. It will affect the following areas:
– Caminho da Hortelã
– Caminho dos Tanques
– Travessa dos Tanques
– Vereda do Lombo Centeio
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be power cuts due to scheduled work on the electricity supply network. These cannot be postponed and will take place in the following days and places:
MONTE & SÃO ROQUE DO FAIAL
March 30th – 09h30 to 11h30 (TODAY)
– Ribeiro Frio (Pipas)
– Terreiro da Luta
– Casa do Barreiro
– Ribeira das Cales
– Pico Alto
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 number (Serviço de Apoio ao Cliente): 800 221 187.