Month: March 2020

New measures to be strictly enforced

This post was written before the one about the Police using a megaphone in Câmara de Lobos to break up a gathering that was … Read more

COVID-19: Hotel is the origin of two cases in Porto Santo

The second case of COVID-19 infection in Porto Santo has been confirmed. The information was advanced, earlier this afternoon, … Read more

Gathering deemed to contravene rules

JM report that the Security Police (PSP) used a megaphone in Câmara de Lobos to reinforce the order that no crowds are allowed during the … Read more

Latest Epidemiological Situation Report in the Region

JM report that the health authority IASAÚDE has published the Epidemiological Situation Report in the Region, which includes all the information available on … Read more

COVID-19: 62% of local businesses run out of money

The COVID-19 pandemic and the state of emergency in the country and the Region is already having devastating effects on Madeira’s … Read more

Bombeiros complete quarantine

JM reports that the operatives that were involved in the rescue and transport to the hospital of the first victim of Covid-19 in Madeira were not affected … Read more

Robberies down 52%

JM reports that the regional command of the Public Security Police (PSP) has guaranteed that there was no increase in robberies at any establishments at this time … Read more

DSG allocate 44 cases to Madeira

Following on from an earlier post today, there remains a discrepancy between Regional authorities figures (where IASAÚDE announced 39 positive cases of COVID-19 in … Read more

… for at least two months

The Guardian, among others,  reports this morning that easyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft for a minimum of two months in response … Read more

Lobo Marinho returns to action on Wednesday

The ferry “Lobo Marinho”, which ensures the maritime connection between Madeira and Porto Santo, will not make the trip this Monday, March 30, … Read more

Regional figures inconsistent

“Confusion of numbers’ is the headline in the Diario today. The newspaper highlights that the balance that the Regional Government and IASAÚDE present daily in … Read more

President announces all non-essential activities will stop

The Diario is reporting online from the President’s scheduled press conference tonight: The Regional Government has decided that as of 00:00 on March … Read more

120 arrivals per week limit not working

The Diario reports that this weekend alone, the limit of 120 passengers to disembark per week determined by the Regional Government has already … Read more

Message finally getting through – drone footage

JM reports that Nuno Aniceto Silva’s drone captured aerial images of the city of Funchal late on Saturday afternoon, showing how the local … Read more

… for quarantine purposes

The Diario website has just reported that the Regional Government have decided to request three more hotels to quarantine passengers arriving on the island and who … Read more

Police called to Sunday Mass in Porto da Cruz

The police were called this morning to the church of Porto da Cruz, where the Sunday mass was believed to … Read more

President poised to announce more stringent measures?

Website FN reports that Madeira now has 34 positive cases of COVID-19, according to figures provided yesterday at the usual daily press conference … Read more

Access to the beach closed

The Public Security Police is this morning preventing road access to Praia Formosa.

Positioned at the junction below the bridge with two mobile incident vans, … Read more

… for the love of God!

The main photo on the front page of the Diario illustrates a policeman with his hands raised to heaven, asking a lady to go … Read more

Breakdown by each municipality in Madeira

The Diario reports that the figures released by IASaúde indicate, in geographical and statistical terms, the evolution of the pandemic in Madeira, for each … Read more

Upgrade finally engineered!

Regular readers will have become frustrated over the last year that little more than 30 of you can access the blog at the same time. After that, … Read more

Dean Koontz wrote about Wuhan virus in 1981

The coincidences between a book released in 1981 and the epidemic of the new coronavirus that has already killed thousands of people … Read more

Data accuracy trustworthy

The Portugal News reported that on the 25th of March the Director-General of Health has guaranteed that the numbers of dead and infected by COVID-19 in the … Read more

60 persons – half of the new weekly quota – land this morning

The Diario online reports that half of the quota imposed by the Regional Government – the number … Read more