Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 23 February 2022
By Daniel Fernandes
Brief Covid-19 update
Since the start of February, updates on the Covid-19 situation will be published monthly. However, hospitalisation information, such as the number of hospital admissions, admissions to Covid-19 Units and Covid-19 Intensive Care Units, will be issued daily by the Madeira Health Service.
By Monday, there had been 70 patients in hospital (19 non-vaccinated, 2 vaccinated with one vaccine dose, 27 fully vaccinated, 21 vaccinated with a booster shot), 1 of whom in intensive care (1 vaccinated with a booster shot).
There were 11 deaths in the last 7 days. There have now been a total of 199 deaths.
https://covidmadeira.pt/novas-regras-sanitarias-a-partir-do-dia-1-de-fevereiro-na-ram/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2022/02/22/morreu-mais-uma-pessoa-com-covid-19-2/
Flight disruptions due to bad weather
A total of 6 flights were cancelled and 40 flights were diverted or delayed as a result of strong winds that had hit Funchal Airport. Flights were diverted to Faro, Las Palmas, Lisbon, Porto Santo and Tenerife. Two aircraft had to stay overnight in Porto Santo. More than 7,500 passengers were affected by these flight disruptions. Strong winds had been affecting flights to Funchal for over 4 days. It is hoped that the weather will have improved by the end of the day and that all affected travellers will be able to travel.
Drivers caught using mobile phones
A Police operation called “Ao Volante, o Telemóvel Pode Esperar” (While at the Wheel, The Mobile Phone Can Wait) took place between February 15th and 21st throughout the country. Its aim was to fight the use of mobile phones while driving, which is a behaviour that has a negative effect on the drivers’ performance and may result in crashes, collisions and in pedestrians being hit.
As for the Autonomous Region of Madeira, 1,101 vehicles were stopped and monitored, 98 fines were issued, 16 fines were issued for the use of mobile phone while driving, 7 vehicles were seized, 16 driving licences were seized, 11 drivers were found to be drunk-driving, and 10 drivers were fined for speeding.
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/160706/Apanhados_16_ao_telemovel_durante_a_conducao