Madeira Situation Report Saturday 5th June 2021
By Daniel Fernandes
Covid-19 update
There were 37 new Covid-19 cases, 73 recoveries and no deaths from Covid-19 in Madeira since the previous Madeira Situation Report.
On Wednesday, there were 8 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from France, 1 passenger who had arrived from South Africa, 1 passenger who had arrived from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region and 5 cases of local transmission) and 18 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained 7, 1 of whom was intensive care.
On Thursday, there were 8 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived Slovenia and 7 cases of local transmission) and 19 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital, including in intensive care, remained the same.
And on Friday, there were 7 new Covid-19 cases (all cases of local transmission) and 17 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained 7, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
There were 140 active cases on Friday, of which 12 had been imported while the other 128 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Friday, there had been 9,470 cases, 9,227 recoveries and 72 deaths.
On Friday, there were 10 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 123 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 7 patients in hospital, 1 of whom in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 80 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 20,710 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 529 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, 219,628 samples had been collected until Friday (at 15h30). By Friday, 450,988 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 62,438 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 252 calls from Tuesday to Thursday. Overall, it had received 51,446 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 17 calls from Tuesday to Friday. Overall, it has received 3,609 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/02/8-novos-casos-de-covid-19-18-recuperados-123-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/04/7-novos-casos-de-covid-19-17-recuperados-80-suspeitos/
https://covidmadeira.pt/situacao-epidemiologica-da-covid-19-na-ram-03-de-junho-de-2021/
Vaccination update
On Tuesday, a shipment of 5,500 Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrived in the Region. The vaccines arrived in “good condition” and will allow the continuing implementation of the Regional Vaccination Plan (Plano Regional de Vacinação).
As of June 1st, more than 150,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira and 55,000 people had been fully vaccinated. The Madeira Regional Government said the Region will have a safety margin in the fight against Covid-19 once 175,000 people have been fully vaccinated.
On June 3rd, the first 30 bed-ridden patients in Funchal were inoculated the 2nd dose of the Covid-19 vacine. These patients, who are bed-ridden at home, had been inoculated with the 1st vaccine dose in May. The Portuguese Red Cross cooperated by providing transport. Three pre-hospital teams from the Red Cross provided transport for patients to and from the Tecnopolo Vaccination Centre. A team SESARAM (Madeira Health Service ) administered the vaccine while another team from the same institution took dealt with administrative issues.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/130589/Madeira_ja_administrou_mais_de_150_mil_vacinas
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/130706/Doentes_acamados_receberam_2ª_dose_da_vacinacao
Polish tour operator to provide flights to Porto Santo
From June 18th, ITAKA (Polish tour operator) will provide flights from Poland to Porto Santo. DMC and Blandy Travel (tour operators) will also be involved. ITAKA had also resumed flights between Warsaw and Funchal in August 2020, after the Polish Government had lifted restrictions on flights to Portugal.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/130711/Operador_polaco_com_voos_para_o_Porto_Santo
Water supply disruption
The Municipality of Funchal informed that scheduled work on the water supply network will cause water supply to be disrupted on Monday, June 7th, between 09h30 and 16h00, in the following areas of the parish (freguesia) of São Martinho:
– Caminho do Regedor
– Rua Corveta Dona Estefânia
– Travessa da Vinha à Velha