Madeira Situation Report 2nd 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 Saturday, there were 12 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from France and 11 cases of local transmission) and 25 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained 8, 2 of whom were intensive care.
On Sunday, there were 15 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from the Czech Republic and 14 cases of local transmission) and 16 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital increased to 9, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
On Monday, there was 1 new Covid-19 case of local transmission and 16 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital decreased to 7, 2 of whom were in intensive care.
And on Tuesday, there were 9 new Covid-19 cases (from 1 passenger who had arrived from South Africa, 3 passengers who had arrived from Northern Portugal and 5 cases of local transmission) and 16 recoveries. The number of patients in hospital remained 7, 1 of whom was in intensive care.
There were 171 active cases on Tuesday, of which 11 had been imported while the other 160 cases had been a result of local transmission. As of Tuesday, there had been 9,470 cases, 9,227 recoveries and 72 deaths.
On Tuesday, there were 13 patients in isolation in a dedicated hotel, 151 patients in isolation in their own accommodation and 7 patients in hospital, 1 of whom in intensive care.
On the same day, there were 50 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 19,389 travellers under monitoring by the health authorities. Monitoring is being carried out through the ‘MadeiraSafe’ app. There were also 569 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, 216,446 samples had been collected until Tuesday (at 15h30). By Tuesday, 445,131 samples from RT-PCR tests had been processed and 58,461 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 503 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 51,194 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 15 calls from Friday to Tuesday. Overall, it has received 3,592 calls.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/29/12-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-25-recuperados-96-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/30/15-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-16-recuperados-43-suspeitos/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/31/hoje-surgiu-apenas-um-novo-caso-de-Covid-19/
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/01/9-novos-casos-de-Covid-19-16-recuperados-50-suspeitos/
Covid-19 vaccination update.
As of May 30th, 144,578 Covid-19 vaccine doses (93,879 1st doses & 50,699 2nd doses) had been administered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira since the start of the vaccination campaign on December 31st. This means 37% of the Region’s population has been administered the 1st vaccine dose while 20% have been fully vaccinated.
A total of 12,406 vaccine doses (3,436 1st doses & 8,970 2nd doses) were administered in the previous week. The plan for this week is to continue inoculations of both 1st and 2nd doses throughout the Region.
Pedro Ramos, Madeira’s Health and Civil Protection Secretary, said the Region is expected to have administered 150,000 vaccine doses in the next few days, of which 100,000 will be 1st doses.
He announced that pregnant women who are at a certain stage of their pregnancies are already being inoculated as long as they have medical approval.
He also revealed that among the 50,000 fully vaccinated people in the Region, 315 were infected with Covid-19. Nevertheless, he assured that they remained asymptomatic and had not required hospitalisation. He said these figures highlighted the efficiency of vaccination and were a reminder that vaccination does not provide full immunity against Covid-19.
The Madeira Regional Government would like vaccination of youngsters aged 12-15 to be complete before the start of the next school year. They will be administered the Pfizer vaccine as soon as the Directorate-General of Health (Direção-Geral da Saúde) gives approval to vaccination of this age group.
A shipment of 35,100 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Funchal on Monday morning. And 5,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine had been due to arrive in the Region on Tuesday. Administration of the single-dose vaccines will start today on about 1,500 hospital patients who had been selected by SESARAM (Madeira Health Service).
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/31/madeira-com-mais-35-100-vacinas/
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/130483/Vacinas_da_Johnson_and_Johnson_chegam_hoje_a_Regiao_
https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/130271/Madeira_ja_tem_50000_pessoas_com_vacinacao_completa
CR7 Museum reopened.
CR7 Museum reopened on Monday after being closed for a year. Visitors to this popular museum can learn about Cristiano Ronaldo’s career, the most important moments during his career, the best goals he scored and look at a number of trophies he has won throughout his career.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/05/31/museu-cr7-reabre-depois-de-quase-um-ano-encerrado/
Increase in the number of Binter flights to the Canary Islands.
The reopening of the Funchal-Tenerife route in July means that Binter will increase the number of flights between Funchal and the Canary Islands. The airline already has flights between Funchal and Gran Canaria on Thursdays and on Sundays.
From July 10th, Binter will have flights between Funchal and Tenerife on Tuesdays and on Saturdays. On Tuesdays, the flight from Tenerife North – Ciudad de La Laguna Airport will depart at 15h40 and land in Funchal at 17h00. The flight from Funchal will depart at 13h30 and land in Tenerife at 14h50. On Saturdays, the flight from Tenerife will depart at 14h40 and land in Funchal at 16h00. The flight from Funchal will depart at 12h30 and land in Tenerife at 13h50.
Bookings can be made on Binter’s website (www.binter.pt), by phone (291 290 129) or through a travel agency.
https://funchalnoticias.net/2021/06/01/binter-vai-aumentar-ligacoes-entre-a-madeira-e-as-canarias/