Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 4th May 2022
by Daniel Fernandes
Brief Covid-19 update
On April 25th, there were 32 patients hospitalised in the general Covid-19 unit (5 non-vaccinated, 10 fully vaccinated, 17 vaccinated with a booster shot), and no hospitalised patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. As for the age of the hospitalised patients who are in the general Covid-19 unit, 7 are aged 18-65 and 25 are 65 or older.
There were 4 deaths from April 24th to May 2nd. There had been a total of 271 deaths.
Nearly 2 million antigen testes carried out since 2021
The Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection (Secretaria Regional de Saúde e Protecção Civil) announced that more than 1,845,000 free antigen rapid tests were carried out in the Region through agreements that had been signed with Associação Nacional de Farmácias (since April 2021) and with Associação Comercial e Industrial do Funchal (since June 2021).
The agreement with ACIF will remain active only for its members. It means the tests will remain available and free of charge to those who have fever that is at least 38ºC or higher, no matter what his/her vaccination status is. It will also be free of charge for children and youths aged up to 17 on the 5th day after contact with a positive case who is from the same household, no matter what his/her vaccination status is.
The Regional Government expressed its gratitude to ANF and its associates for their role in the process of providing massive Covid-19 testing capacity in the Region, and for their proactive adherence to the regional strategy in the fight against the pandemic.
French Police on joint patrol at Festa da Flor
Two Police officers from the French National Police (Police Nationale Française) will be in the Autonomous Region of Madeira between May 2nd and May 15th. They will be going on joint Police patrols with the PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública – Public Security Police) during the period of Festa da Flor (Madeira Flower Festival) as a result of a cooperation agreement between the two Police forces.
The aim of the joint patrols is to enhance contact between the local Police officer and the many French citizens who visit Madeira at this time of the year, particularly Festa da Flor. This will enhance the safety of French citizens by providing them with increased Police support.
The joint patrols will be particularly focused on areas with strong tourist presence.
The media are welcome to book a session to join and report on this joint Police patrol.