Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 9th March 2022
By Daniel Fernandes
Brief Covid-19 update
By March 7th, there were 54 patients in hospital (13 non-vaccinated, 1 vaccinated with one vaccine dose, 22 fully vaccinated, 17 vaccinated with a booster shot), 1 of whom in intensive care (1 non-vaccinated). As for the age of the hospitalised patients who are in the general Covid-19 area, 4 are aged 0-17, 16 are aged 18-65 and 33 are 65 or older. The patient who is in intensive care is aged 65 or older.
There were 7 deaths from March 1st and March 7th. There have now been a total of 210 deaths.
17 families willing to host Ukrainian refugees
By March 7th, 17 families from Madeira and Porto Santo had made themselves available to temporarily host Ukrainian citizens who are stranded or are yet to arrive in the Region.
By the same day, a total of 86 applications had been made to SEF (73 stranded citizens who were in the Region when the war started and other citizens who will soon be on their way to the Region).
The citizens who are staying in a hotel have been receiving support from e Social Emergency Fund, while 35 citizens had said they did not need any support for the time being.
As of March 7th, 14 Ukrainian children who remain stranded in Madeira had not been integrated into the regional education system because their parents were still unsure if they were going to remain in the Region for a longer period of time. However, the Regional Education Secretariat stands ready to provide school places to them at any time.
ACAPOARAMA will provide Portuguese language classes at the hotel where the Ukrainian citizens are staying.
Online form available for families willing to host refugees from the Ukraine conflict
Families in Madeira and Porto Santo who are willing to voluntarily host refugees who had to flee the Ukraine conflict can fill an online form expressing this desire. The online form is short, can be filled quickly and will help the authorities in their planning.
The form can be found here:
Below is a translation of the online form:
1. Nome – Name
2. Contacto telefónico – Phone contact
3. Contacto de email – Email address
4. Morada – Address
5. Quantas pessoas pode alojar? – How many people can you host?
6. Durante quanto tempo está disponível para providenciar o alojamento? – How long will you be available to provide accommodation?
7. Tipologia do espaço – Type of accommodation
Quarto em casa partilhada – Room in shared accommodation
Anexo – separate lodging within the premises
Casa/andar individual – Individual floor/home
Outra – Other
Free sport for Ukrainian children
Clube Naval do Funchal will provide free sports practice to minors whose parents are Ukrainian and have decided to stay in Madeira. The aim is to help the youngsters integrate better in the local community, a community that is famous for being very welcoming.
The following sports will be available: Canoeing, Judo, Karate, Swimming, Stand Up Paddle, Surfing, Triathlon, Sailing and Adapted Sports.
Psychological support for Russian and Ukrainian citizens in Madeira
The Madeira Regional Government set up a mobile phone number for the provision of psychological support for Russian and Ukrainian citizens who live in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. Its number is 969 320 140 and will be available everyday from 09h00 to 21h00.
Water supply disruption
The Municipality of Funchal announced there will be water supply disruption TODAY, between Estrada da Fundoa and Ponte de Pau, from 15h00 to 23h00. The following areas will be affected:
– Rua Mestre Sidónio
– Estrada João Abel de Freitas (between Brisa – a previous restaurant and Rua Padre Mário Casagrande)
– Bairro dos Viveiros
– Rua 5 de Outubro (up to Ponte de Pau)
Power cut
Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (Madeira power supplier) announced there will be power cuts due to scheduled work on the electricity supply network. These cannot be postponed and will take place in the following days and places:
FUNCHAL
March 10th – 09h00 to 11h30
– Rua da Saúde (numbers 2 to 14)
March 11th – 00h00 to 05h00
– Rua da Alfândega (number 147)
– Rua dos Tanoeiros (numbers 34 to 60)
– Rua 5 de Outubro (numbers 4 to 28)
– Travessa dos Açougues (number 5)
– Travessa da Praça (number 3)
– Beco do Pimenta (number 8)
– Largo da Praça (numbers 2 to 10)
– Rampa do Cidrão (numbers 2, 3, 5, 10 and 14)
March 11th – 00h00 to 06h00
– Rua do Hospital Velho (numbers 5A to 19A)
– Rua da Infância (number 4)
– Travessa da Infância
– Largo dos Lavradores (numbers 3 to 7)
March 11th – 09h00 to 11h30
– Estrada Cónego Camacho de Freitas
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 number (Serviço de Apoio ao Cliente): 800 221 187.