Madeira Situation Report Wednesday April 28th from Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 85 new Covid-19 cases, 88 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. There have been no deaths from Covid-19 for over 0 days.
On Saturday, there were 34 new Covid-19 cases (from 3 passengers who had arrived from Poland, 1 passenger who had arrived from Germany and 31 cases of local transmission) and 25 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 10 and none were in intensive care.
On Sunday, there were 22 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Germany, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 20 cases of local transmission) and 16 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 11, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
On Monday, there were 16 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 15 cases of local transmission) and 26 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 13, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
And on Tuesday, there were 13 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 21 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 12, 1 of whom in intensive care.
There were 256 active cases on Tuesday, of which 13 had been imported while the other 243 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 8,908 cases, 8,581 recoveries and 71 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 23 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 221 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 12 patients in Covid-19 units, 1 of whom in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 92 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 8,207 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 684 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, 189,436 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30). By Tuesday, 379,136 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 36,635 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 382 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 46,993 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 18 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 3,409 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/25/22-novos-casos-de-covid-19-16-recuperados-62-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/26/16-novos-casos-de-covid-19-26-recuperados-115-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/27/13-novos-casos-de-covid-19-21-recuperados-92-suspeitos/
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/126575/Regiao_esta_ha_30_dias_sem_obitos_associados_a_covid-19
Covid-19 vaccination update
As of April 25th, 81,673 Covid-19 vaccine doses (60,077 1st doses & 21,596 2nd doses) had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. This means that 23,6% of the population have been inoculated with 1 vaccine dose and that 8,5% of the population have been fully vaccinated.
A total of 11,932 vaccine doses (9,804 1st doses & 2,128 2nd doses) were administered in the week before April 25th.
The plan for this week is to continue the vaccination throughout the Region, with a focus on the island of Porto 
Santo, which will have a vaccination campaign on April 30th and on May 1st.
The Region is expecting to receive 10,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses before the end April and 46,800 Pfizer vaccine doses in May. In June, 76,800 Pfizer vaccine doses will be delivered to the Region. The Region will also receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses in June, which will number 2.5% of the total amount of doses Portugal receive. It is estimated that Portugal will receive 1,250,000 doses, which means Madeira is likely to receive more than 30,000 doses of this vaccine.
Pedro Ramos, Madeira’s Health and Civil Protection Secretary, said the first vaccination phase is coming to an end and that the following mass vaccination campaign will target tourism professionals, in order to pave the way for an economic recovery in May and June. Regarding professionals from big commercial surfaces including supermarkets, he recognised these are “critical group”, stressed that immunisation quotas have been created for all these groups and said everyone will be inoculated.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/27/administradas-mais-de-81-mil-vacinas-na-regiao/
Deconfinement measures
The Madeira Regional Government announced the following deconfinement measures, which became applicable on Tuesday:
1 – Shows, cultural events, conferences can take place with a maximum capacity of 50%, while complying with the existing distancing rules. No breaks are allowed so as to prevent gatherings.
2 – Care homes – a maximum of 2 visits per resident, per week are allowed. Each visit must be 1h long.
3 – Residents, students and emigrants who arrive by air:
Double testing on the 5th day remains, but there is a suspension of the requirement for prophylactic isolation between the 2 tests.
This rule is also applicable to Porto Santo, by air and sea, with double testing on the 5th day and a suspension of the requirement for prophylactic isolation.
However, Miguel Albuquerque (President of the Madeira Regional Government), warned once again that he will not hesitate to reverse these measures if the pandemic situation worsens.
Water supply disruption
The Municipality of Funchal informed there will be work on the water supply chain at Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas, in the parish (freguesia) of Santo António, on today from 09h00 to 14h00.
Water supply in the following areas will be affected:
– Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas (do cruzamento do Esmeraldo ao cruzamento do Caminho de Santo Amaro)
– Urbanização do Pico dos Barcelos
– Urbanização da Encosta do Pico dos Barcelos
– Ribeiro Choco
– Urbanização da Bela Vista
– Caminho do Poço Barral (do cruzamento do Esmeraldo à Travessa do Tanque)
– Caminho do Esmeraldo (da entrada do Recheio ao cruzamento do Esmeraldo)
– Rua do Poço Barral
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.
SANTA CRUZ – April 29th – 09h00 to 11h00
– São Gil
– D. Mécia
ARCO DA CALHETA – April 29th – 09h00 to 12h30
– Cales
– Chada
– Chão de Cima
FUNCHAL – April 29th and April 30th – 09h00 to 12h30
– Caminho do Meio 108 (number 2)
– Caminho da Casa Velha (number 99)
– Rua do Clube da Choupana
– Ladeira do Clube da Choupana
– Vereda do Clube da Choupana (number 34)
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.
Madeira Situation Report 23rd April 2021 by Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 49 new Covid-19 cases, 71 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.
On Wednesday, there were 15 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Russia and 14 cases of local transmission) and 24 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 5 and none were in intensive care.
On Thursday, there were 12 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 18 recoveries. Although the number of patients in hospital decreased to 9, there was 1 patient in intensive care for the first time in over 2 weeks.
And on Friday, there were 22 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 29 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 7, 1 of whom in intensive care.
There were 259 active cases on Friday, of which 21 had been imported while the other 238 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Friday, there had been 8,823 cases, 8,493 recoveries and 71 deaths.
On Friday, there were 25 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 227 patients in isolation in their own accommodation, 7 patients in Covid-19 units and no patients in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 75 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 7,406 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 653 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, 187,661 samples had been collected until Friday (at 15h30). By Friday, 371,090 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 36,501 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 290 calls from Tuesday to Friday. Overall, it has received 46,611 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 3,391 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/21/15-novos-casos-de-covid-19-24-recuperados-83-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/22/12-novos-casos-de-covid-19-18-recuperados-98-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/23/22-novos-casos-de-covid-19-29-recuperados-75-suspeitos/
Warning on FAKE message inviting people for “urgent” vaccination
A fake text message inviting people to be vaccinated at Madeira Tecnopolo has been sent to several people on social media.
The fake message highlights it is “urgent” and says there is vaccination campaign taking place for people aged 60-69.
It also says that many people are missing their appointments and appeals for everyone who is interested to turn up so that vaccines are not spoiled.
Antigen rapid tests
So far, 26 pharmacies in the Region have signed a deal with the Madeira Regional Government in order to be able to carry out free antigen rapid tests.
Each person will be entitled to 2 tests per month.
The Madeira Regional Government will invest €3.5M in the purchase of 200,000 antigen rapid tests.
Students from secondary school to be tested for a second time next week
As required by the health authorities, students from Escola Secundária de Francisco Franco (Secondary School) will tested for Covid-19 on Wednesday, from 09h00 to 17h00. This will be their second Covid-19 test at school. Classes will still take place.
Road closure in Serra de Água
Due to work on the escarpment next to ER 105, the road between Fajã dos Vinháticos and Feiteiras, in the parish (freguesia) of Serra de Água will be closed to traffic on the 26th-27th April, from 09h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00. Drivers are asked to comply with all signs.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/23/transito-encerrado-na-serra-dagua/
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be a power cut today due to planned work on the electricity supply network. This work cannot be postponed.
FUNCHAL
April 26th – 09h00 to 11h00
– Rua do Coronel Cunha (numbers 10 to 53)
– Rua de João Maria Moniz
– Rua Luís Figueiroa de Albuquerque
– Rua Nova da Alegria (numbers 56 to 67)
– Beco da Rochinha (number 5)
– Beco de Luís Figueiroa de Albuquerque
– Travessa do Coronel Cunha (number 57)
– Travessa Luís Figueiroa de Albuquerque (number 3)
April 27th – 09h00 to 12h00
– Caminho Novo de Santana (1 to 16)
– Caminho de Santana (numbers 1 to 57)
– Ladeira de Santana (numbers 1 to 29-A)
– Impasse da Azinhaga (number 9)
– Beco da Capela de Santana (numbers 1 to 16)
– Veredas da Capela (numbers 1 to 15)
April 27th and April 28th – 09h00 to 12h00
– Rua Conde Carvalhal (number 41)
– Rua do Coronel Cunha (numbers 10 to 53)
– Rua de João Maria Moniz
– Rua do Lombo da Boa Vista
– Rua Luís Figueiroa de Albuquerque
– Rua Nova da Alegria (numbers 56 to 67)
– Beco da Rochinha (number 5)
– Beco de Luís Figueiroa de Albuquerque
– Travessa do Coronel Cunha (number 57)
– Travessa Luís Figueiroa de Albuquerque (number 3)
April 27th to April 29th – 09h00 to 12h30
– Rua Major Reis Gomes (numbers 38, 45 and 47)
– Rua Dr. Brito Câmara (numbers 27 and 29-B)
– Rua da Carreira (numbers 229-A to 278)
– Rua das Cruzes (number 4)
– Largo do Visconde Ribeiro Real (numbers 2 and 4)
– Travessa das Violetas (numbers 4 to 42)
April 29th and April 30th – 09h00 to 12h30
– Caminho do Meio 108 (number 2)
– Caminho da Casa Velha (number 99)
– Rua do Clube da Choupana
– Ladeira do Clube da Choupana
– Vereda do Clube da Choupana (number 34)
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.
Madeira Situation Report, Wednesday 14th April by our Special Correspondent
Madeira
Covid-19 update (6th-13th April)
There were 181 new Covid-19 cases, 223 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report. In addition to the absence of deaths, a particular highlight is that there were no Covid-19 patients in intensive care.
On April 6th, there were 20 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from France and 19 cases of local transmission) and 28 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 8 and for the first time in several months, there were no patients in intensive care.
On April 7th, there were 25 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Austria, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 23 cases of local transmission) and 25 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 10, although there were no patients in intensive care.
On April 8th, there were 24 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 29 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 10 and there were no patients in intensive care for the third consecutive day.
On April 9th, there were 14 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 41 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 12 and none were in intensive care.
On April 10th, there were 26 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 27 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained at 12 and there were no patients in intensive care.
On April 11th, there were 24 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Austria and 23 cases of local transmission) and 23 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 9 and, once again, there were no patients in intensive care.
On April 12th, there were 18 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from France and 16 cases of local transmission) and 21 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained at 9 and there were no patients in intensive care.
And on April 13th, there were 30 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Poland, 5 passengers who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 23 cases of local transmission) and 23 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 8 and there were no patients in intensive care.
There were 308 active cases on Tuesday, of which 20 had been imported while the other 288 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 8,647 cases, 8,268 recoveries and 71 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 13 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 287 patients in isolation in their own accommodation, 8 patients in Covid-19 units and no patients in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 185 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 8,534 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 485 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, 183,600 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30). By Tuesday, 359,224 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed in the Autonomous Region of Madeira and 32,003 antigen rapid tests had been carried out.
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 929 calls from April 6th to April 13th. Overall, it has received 45,676 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 63 calls from April 6th to April 13th. Overall, it has received 3,336 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/06/20-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-28-recuperados-100-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/07/25-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-25-recuperados-98-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/08/24-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-29-recuperados-70-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/09/14-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-41-recuperados-119-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/10/26-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-27-recuperados-99-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/11/24-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-23-recuperados-105-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/12/18-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-21-recuperados-99-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/13/30-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-29-recuperados-185-suspeitos/
Curfew extended until April 19th.
The Madeira Regional Government decided to extend the pandemic restrictions and the curfew until April 19th at 23h59.
The curfew is from 19h00 until 05h00 during weekdays and from 18h00 until 05h00 during weekends. Ccommercial, industrial and service activities and businesses must close at 18h00 during weekdays and at 17h00 during weekends. Take-away deliveries can take place every day until 22h00.
https://eco.sapo.pt/2021/04/08/madeira-prolonga-recolher-obrigatorio-ate-19-de-abril/
Vaccination update.
As of April 4th, 48,501 vaccine doses (31,630 1st doses & 16,871 2nd doses) had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira since the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign on December 31st. By the same day, 88% of the residents aged 80+ had been inoculated with the 1st dose of the vaccine, 60% of whom (6,683 people) had been fully vaccinated
As of April 11th, 60,014 vaccine doses (41,844 1st doses & 18,170 2nd doses) had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira since the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign on December 31st. This means 16.5% of the residents have received the 1st vaccine dose and 7.1% of the residents are fully vaccinated.
A total of 11,512 vaccine doses were administered last week. This was the highest ever number of vaccines administered over a period of 7 days in the Region.
At least 1,200 people in the Region (1.9%) who belong to one of the priority groups for vaccination have so far refused to be inoculated. A person who refused vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine can be inoculated with a vaccine from another manufacturer if he/she is younger than 60.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124289/Vacinas_contra_a_Covid-19_administradas_na_Regiao_ate_domingo_superaram_as_48_mil
https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/Covid-19-madeira-ja-administrou-mais-de-60-mil-vacinas
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124891/Mil_e_duzentos_recusaram_vacina_contra_a_Covid-19
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124649/Covid-19_Quem_recusou_a_vacina_da_AstraZeneca_podera_ser_vacinado_com_outra
AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered to over 60’s.
The Regional Health Directorate (DRS – Direção Regional de Saúde) decided to follow the guidelines of the DGS (Direção Geral da Saúde – Directorate-General of Health), the Vaccination Task-Force and INFARMED (Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento – National Authority of Medicines) and restrict inoculations of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those who are older than 60. Those who are younger will be inoculated with vaccines from other companies. The DRS reassured this will not have an impact on the vaccination schedule for the upcoming days.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124602/AstraZeneca_so_sera_administrada_na_Madeira_a_pessoas_com_mais_de_60_anos
Madeira considering the use of sniffer dogs to detect Covid-19.
Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Madeira Regional Government, informed the Region is investigating the possibility of using sniffer dogs to detect Covid-19 cases. If the use of sniffer dogs is approved, they will be used at the airport.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124332/Madeira_estuda_hipotese_de_ter_caes_farejadores_que_detetam_a_Covid-19
University students to be tested for Covid-19.
Students from Universidade da Madeira will be tested for Covid-19 on Friday and Saturday. Testing with antigen tests will take place on the second floor (Piso 2) of the building at Penteada.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124989/Estudantes_da_UMa_testados_sexta_e_sabado
Pingo Doce stores started sales of home testing kits in Madeira.
On April 7th, Pingo Doce started selling Covid-19 home testing kits at its Bem Estar areas that are located inside their stores in Madeira. These tests are available in 6 stores, are sold individually, cost €4.99 and will allow individuals to easily and quickly perform Covid-19 testing on themselves in their own homes. The test results are known within 15-30 minutes. In addition to these tests, it is also possible to buy face masks and hand-sanitiser gel at Pingo Doce stores.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124430/Covid-19_Lojas_Pingo_Doce_iniciam_venda_de_auto-testes_na_Madeira
Madeira Regional Government in favour of renewal of the State of Emergency.
Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Madeira Regional Government, has given his approval to the renewal of the State of Emergency until April 30th. The President of the Portuguese parliament had asked him to provide the Regional Government’s view on the renewal of the State of Emergency. Today, the Portuguese parliament is due to deliberate on this renewal.
https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/Covid-19-miguel-albuquerque-da-parecer-favoravel-a-renovacao-do-estado-de-emergencia
Water supply disruption.
There will be water supply disruptions on the following days:
April 14th (from 09h00 to 13h00) – parish (freguesia) of Câmara de Lobos – Torre
April 15th (from 09h00 to 13h00) – parish (freguesia) of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos – Castelejo
April 15th (from 10h00 to 16h00) – parish (freguesia) of São Martinho – Caminho das Virtudes (between Rua das Virtudes and Caminho de São Martinho); Travessa das Virtudes; Rua Sales Caldeira (between Caminho das Virtudes and number 60); Beco das Virtudes; Azinhaga das Virtudes
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/13/cmf-avisa-para-corte-de-agua-no-caminho-das-virtudes/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/11/arm-avisa-para-interrupcoes-no-fornecimento-de-agua/
Power cut.
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be a power cut today due to planned work on the electricity supply network. This work cannot be postponed.
FUNCHAL April 14th – 09h00 to 11h00 (TODAY)
– Estrada da Camacha (number 150)
– Caminho da Quinta do Palheiro
– Travessa da Quinta do Palheiro (number 1)
April 14th – 09h30 to 10h30 (TODAY)
– Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas (number 358)
– Caminho das Laranjeiras (numbers 4 to 29)
April 15th – 09h00 to 11h30
– Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas (numbers 252 to 301)
April 16th – 09h00 to 11h30
– Caminho do Poço Barral
– Caminho do Pinheiro das Voltas (numbers 2, 6, 8, 12 and 158)
– Rua de Santa Rita (number 102)
– Beco do Poço Barral (numbers 3 to 23)
– Vereda dos Alecrins (number 1)
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.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/10/publicidade-o-fornecimento-de-energia-sera-interrompido-nos-dias-horas-e-locais-abaixo-indicados-anuncio-28-2021/
Madeira Situation Report, Wednesday 7th April by our Special Correspondent
Covid-19 update (as of April 5th)
There were 54 new Covid-19 cases, 84 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.
On Saturday, there were 21 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Poland and 20 cases of local transmission) and 38 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 15, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
On Sunday, there were 14 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Lithuania, 1 passenger who had arrived from Spain and 11 cases of local transmission) and 17 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 13, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
And on Monday, there were 19 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Venezuela and 18 cases of local transmission) and 29 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 11, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
There were 350 active cases on Monday, of which 20 had been imported while the other 330 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Monday, there had been 8,466 cases, 8,045 recoveries and 71 deaths.
On Monday, there were 19 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 320 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 11 patients in Covid-19 units, 2 of whom were in the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit.
On the same day, there were 106 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 10,548 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 609 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, 179,481 samples had been collected until Monday (at 15h30). By Monday, 348,770 samples had been processed in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 224 calls from Friday to Monday. Overall, it has received 44,747 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 8 calls from Friday to Monday. Overall, it has received 3,273 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/03/21-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-38-recuperados-166-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/04/14-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-17-recuperados-56-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/05/19-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-29-recuperados-106-suspeitos/
Vaccination update
On Friday, 59 patients with Trisomy 21 were vaccinated. Vaccination of people aged 80 or older continued in the same week.
As of April 4th, 48,501 vaccine doses (31,630 1st doses and 16,871 2nd doses) had been administered since the start of Covid-19 vaccination on December 31st. Around 88% of the Region’s residents aged 80 or older had been inoculated with the 1st vaccine dose while 60% (6,683) had been fully vaccinated.
Pedro Ramos (Madeira’s Health and Civil Protection Secretary) expected the number administered doses to have exceeded 50,000 by Monday, with the inoculation of 1,200 teachers. He predicted that all teaching and non-teaching members of staff will be inoculated by the end of the week (April 11th). Around 3,600 teaching and non-teaching staff were inoculated in the week before Easter and 6,000 will be inoculated this week.
Pedro Ramos said that after the end of vaccination in Education, Tourism professionals will be vaccinated because the hotel industry will enable the continuing economic recovery.
A shipment of 8,500 AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered to the Region on Saturday. And on Monday, 23,900 Pfizer vaccine doses were delivered to the Region. These were the biggest ever shipments of both vaccines to the Region. Two more shipments of both vaccines are expected to arrive in the Region in April.
These deliveries will enable an increase in the speed of vaccination and in the vaccination rate. Indeed, Pedro Ramos described the current situation as “extremely” promising due to the increase in the number of vaccine doses that will become available. He said the Region had received around 50,000 vaccine doses (AstraZeneca and Pfizer) in the first quarter of the year. In April alone, the Region is expected to receive 59,000 vaccine doses, which is more than it had received in the first quarter.
As for the the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is a single-dose vaccine, he explained that if 2.5% of Portugal’s total shipment of this vaccine (1.25 million doses) is delivered to the Region, it will enable the quick and full vaccination of 20,000-30,000 people. He predicted that the Region will have received more than 200,000 vaccine doses by the end of June.
A reminder that there will be 3 vaccination phases in Madeira. Priority groups will be the first to be vaccinated. Secondly, people with pre-existing conditions will be vaccinated. Lastly, the remainder of the population will be vaccinated. It is predicted that 50,000 people will be vaccinated in the 1st phase, 50,000 people in the 2nd phase and 100,000 people in the 3rd phase. Miguel Albuquerque, the President of Madeira Regional Government, stated the aim is for 70% of Region’s population (about 260,000 people) to be vaccinated by the end of the summer.
https://lifestyle.sapo.pt/saude/noticias-saude/artigos/Covid-19-madeira-recebeu-23-900-vacinas-da-pfizer
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/03/vacinas-da-astrazeneca-chegaram-hoje-ao-hospital/
https://www.sns.gov.pt/noticias/2021/02/16/Covid-19-vacinas-da-janssen/
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124185/No_final_do_verao_mais_de_70_da_populacao_podera_estar_vacinada_na_Madeira_
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124180/Covid-19_No_final_do_dia_de_hoje_terao_sido_administradas_na_Madeira_50_mil_doses_da_vacina__
https://lifestyle.sapo.pt/saude/noticias-saude/artigos/Covid-19-madeira-avanca-para-vacinacao-do-setor-turistico-apos-concluir-processo-na-educacao
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/05/ja-foram-aplicadas-mais-de-48-mil-vacinas-na-ram/
Testing in educational institutions
Mass testing of 40,000 students and staff from all of the Region’s educational institutions is underway, particularly as in-person classes in secondary schools will be resuming on Thursday and in 3º ciclo schools on Monday. Educational institutions serving the remaining education stages had already resumed.
This is the fourth testing campaign (PCR tests) in the education sector. Overall, there have been around 500 Covid-19 cases involving people from Education, of which 30 of them were in March. According to Pedro Ramos (Madeira’s Health and Civil Protection Secretary), taking into account the number of people from Education who had been tested, March’s figures are “very low”.
https://www.sabado.pt/portugal/detalhe/20210405-1819-Covid-19-madeira-avanca-para-vacinacao-do-setor-turistico-apos-concluir-processo-na-educacao
https://lifestyle.sapo.pt/saude/noticias-saude/artigos/Covid-19-madeira-avanca-para-vacinacao-do-setor-turistico-apos-concluir-processo-na-educacao
Madeira was the Region which spent the most on the pandemic
The Autonomous Region of Madeira was the Portuguese region that spent the biggest proportion of money on the Covid-19 pandemic. Total spending was €137,5 million, which represented 10% of the spending. In contrast, spending on the pandemic by the Autonomous Region of the Azores was 3.9% by the Portuguese State was 2.1%.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124065/Madeira_foi_a_regiao_que_mais_gastou_com_a_covid
More free wireless internet hotspots in the Ribeira Brava municipality
The Municipality of Ribeira Brava announced additional free wireless internet hotspots were set up in several public spaces throughout the municipality. This is a result of the project “WIFI4EU – Free wifi for Europeans”, a project financed by the European Commission that allows citizens and visitors in the European Union to have free and secure wireless internet access in the main places of interest. The Municipality received €15,000 for use in setting up the wireless infrastructure in areas that had previously not had free wireless internet hotspots. The use of these hotspots is free and without any time limits.
According to the municipality, the new hotspots were set up in the following places:
– Seafront in Ribeira Brava (next to the Fort)
– Ribeira Brava Church
– Largo dos Herédia
– Campo Municipal da Ribeira Brava
– Ponte Vermelha (Red Bridge – next to the Health Centre)
– Centro Intergeracional de São João
– Escola de São Paulo (school next to the car park at Marginal Ribeira Brava/Tabua)
– New bus stop (nova Central de autocarros)
– Praceta da Tabua
– Escola Cónego João Jacinto Gonçalves Andrade (school)
– Miradouro da Rocha (Rocha Viewpoint) in Campanário
– Next to the parish building of Serra de Água (Junta de Freguesia da Serra de Água)
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124175/Ribeira_Brava_aumenta_oferta_de_acessos_Wi-Fi_gratuitos_por_todo_o_concelho
Madeira Situation Report, Saturday 3rd April 2021, by our Special Correspondent.
Covid-19 update.
There were 111 new Covid-19 cases, 173 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.
On Wednesday, there were 22 new Covid-19 cases (from 2 passengers who had arrived from Lithuania and 20 cases of local transmission) and 37 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 16, 3 of whom were in intensive care.
On Thursday, there were 17 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from Poland and 16 cases of local transmission) and 33 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 17, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
And on Friday, there were 17 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 32 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 18, 2 of whom were intensive care.
There are currently 380 active cases, of which 18 had been imported while the other 362 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Friday, there had been 8,356 cases, 7,859 recoveries and 71 deaths.
On Friday, there were 21 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 341 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 18 patients in Covid-19 units, 2 of whom were in the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit.
There are currently 71 suspected cases under epidemiological investigation and analysis, which are 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.
At the moment, 10,089 travellers are under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There are also 724 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, 178,017 samples had been collected until Friday (at 15h30). By Friday, 346,247 samples had been processed in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The SRS 24 helpline (Regional Health Service – 800 24 24 20) received 320 calls from Tuesday to Friday. Overall, it has received 44,523 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 18 calls from Tuesday to Friday. Overall, it has received 3,265 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/03/31/22-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-37-recuperados-86-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/01/17-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-33-recuperados-101-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/02/17-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-32-recuperados-71-suspeitos/
Vaccination update.
On Friday, 425 Covid-19 vaccine doses, from AstraZeneca and Pfizer, were delivered to Porto Santo. Vaccination of 338 teaching and non-teaching staff had been due to start on the same day. In addition, 87 care home residents from 
Lar da Misericórdia (a care home) had also been due to receive their 2nd vaccine dose. At the end of this vaccination phase, 1,160 people will have been vaccinated in Porto Santo island, 15% of whom with the first vaccine dose.
Pedro Ramos, Madeira’s Health and Civil Protection Secretary, announced that the Region is expected to receive many more vaccines than it had in the first quarter of the year. Indeed, he said the Region will receive 59,000 vaccine doses in April, which are more than it had received in the entire first quarter.
He added that the Region is waiting to find out how many Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses it will receive. The first batch is expected to arrive at the end of the second quarter.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/123971/Ja_chegaram_as_425_doses_da_vacina_contra_a_Covid-19_aplicadas_hoje_no_Porto_Santo
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/123985/Covid-19_Madeira_deve_receber_vacina_da_Johnson_and_Johnson_ate_junho
Rapid antigen tests to arrive in Madeira this weekend.
Covid-19 rapid antigen tests went on sale on Friday. It is being sold in 500 pharmacies in the mainland. The tests are expected to arrive in Madeira this weekend. At first there will be 120,00 tests available.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/123982/Testes_rapidos_devem_chegar_as_farmacias_da_Madeira_este_fim_de_semana
Police forces patrolling beaches.
On Friday, ARAE (Autoridade Regional de Atividades Económicas – Regional Economic Activity Authority) and the Maritime Police (Polícia Marítima) patrolled beaches such as Praia Formosa and beaches in Santa Cruz and Machico. This was to prevent gatherings and meetings with friends and relatives on the Region’s beaches and on businesses nearby.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/124003/ARAE_e_Policia_Maritima_em_operacao_conjunta_nas_praias_madeirenses
Porto Santo Fire Service received new equipment.
The 42-people strong Porto Santo Fire Service received a mobile command unit. Other fire brigades in the Region have also been receiving similar equipment. In addition to this, it received 5 pieces of personalised clothing to be specifically worn by the team of 5 mountain rescue experts.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/123991/Bombeiros_Voluntarios_do_Porto_Santo_receberam_material
Last weekend’s storm.
More than 20 litres per square metre of rain fell in just 6 hours on the evening of March 27th than on the deadly February 20 storm, which took place in 2010.
There were also around 28,000 lightning strikes, particularly in Calheta and Palheiro Ferreiro. This resulted in several power cuts across the island of Madeira due to lightning hitting power lines and equipment. Furthermore, the power cuts led to water supply disruptions in some areas in the municipalities of Câmara de Lobos and Funchal.
Around 100 occurrences were reported to the authorities. Several roads, including the tunnel at Via 25 de Abril were closed due to landslides, debris, collapsed walls and floods. The Severiano Ferraz (Red Cross) car park had to closed for several days. In the municipality of Funchal, 14 people from 5 households had to be rehoused. The reopening of Lido resort (Complexo Balnear do Lido) had to be postponed to March 31st due to the impact of flooding on its swimming pool and gutters.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/03/28/em-6-horas-choveram-esta-noite-mais-20-litros-por-m2-do-que-no-20-de-fevereiro-de-2010/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/03/28/novo-apagao-de-madrugada-devido-a-linha-vitoria-palheiro-ferreiro/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/03/27/madeira-as-escuras/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/03/28/arm-lamenta-falhas-nas-infraestruturas-de-abastecimento-de-agua-potavel/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/03/28/14-pessoas-necessitaram-de-ser-realojadas-no-funchal-ha-estragos-diversos/
Whale Museum reopened.
The Whale Museum reopened on Tuesday. Its opening hours are:
Tuesday to Friday – 10h-18h
Saturday & Sunday – 10h-17h
Closed – Mondays
Temporarily closed – public holidays
https://www.facebook.com/museu.baleia.madeira/photos/a.261911850574055/3778075882290950/
Power cut.
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be a power cut today due to planned work on the electricity supply network. This work cannot be postponed.
FUNCHAL – 6th April – 09h00 to 11h30
– Rua D. João (number 57)
– Beco da Jacinta (numbers 3 and 4A)
8th April – 09h00 to 11h30
– Rua Aspirante Mota Freitas (numbers 10 to 41)
– Rua do Padre Laurindo (numbers 1 to 15)
– Travessa Dr. Castilho (numbers 31 to 39)
SÃO VICENTE – 7th April – 10h30 to 11h30
– Achada dos Judeus
– Ribeira Grande
– Terra do Galo
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.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/04/01/publicidade-o-fornecimento-de-energia-sera-interrompido-nos-dias-horas-e-locais-abaixo-indicados-anuncio-26-2021/