Month: April 2020
Restricted travel this weekend
The long weekend will again see a travel ban between municipalities
JM report that journeys between municipalities will again be restricted during the long weekend ahead, between tomorrow, Friday, and … Read more
Boarding planes could take 4 hours
… with added health checks and much higher ticket prices after lockdown ends, experts warn
The Daily Mail is running a story (which is mostly what they do run!) that … Read more
COVID-19: Euro notes relatively safe
ECB says euro banknotes do not pose a high risk of contagion
The Diario reported recently that the handling of Euro notes does not represent a “high risk of infection” … Read more
German travel warning
Worldwide travel warning extended until mid-June earliest
Various sources report on an announcement that has implications for the tourist industry in Madeira: German ministers agreed yesterday to extend their … Read more
Free masks delayed
Masks to be delivered by mid-May
The Diario reports that yesterday’s press conference to update the position with COVID-19 in the archipelago included an admission that the entire population of … Read more
COVID-19: Press conference delayed
Today’s press conference delayed until 21:00
The usual daily press conference to update the latest situation with COVID-19 in the Region, usually scheduled for 6:00 pm, has just been delayed … Read more
Spain fears another recession
Spain plans for “new normality”
The BBC report this morning that Spain has announced a four-phase plan to lift its stringent coronavirus lockdown and return to a “new normality” by … Read more
3200 tests conducted
Recovered cases match infected
The Diario reports that health authorities in the Region have already tested 2,850 people, which makes a total of 3,201 tests carried out, a number that … Read more
Trade could reopen soon
Airline operation is key to reopening
As reported here last Saturday, the President of the Regional Government expects to reopen trade next week, but points out that this process … Read more
Desperate businessmen
Businessmen in Madeira looking for assistance
The headline in today’s Diario reads “Desperate businessmen”. They reveal in their printed edition that many companies in the Region have not yet received … Read more
Oil price drop has no impact at pumps
Fuel prices will not change immediately in Madeira
Oil may have reached historic minimum prices, but fuel prices at the pumps in Madeira will not change immediately. This is according … Read more
End of cheap travel?
Social distancing could end cheap travel
Thanks to Jaime for a link to a Guardian report that the days of cheap air travel will be over if airlines are forced … Read more
4th arrest in Câmara de Lobos
38-year-old man arrested for disobedience
The PSP (Security Police) announced over the weekend that they had made another arrest of a male citizen in the parish of Câmara de Lobos, … Read more
COVID-19: no more cases Sunday
No new cases for 2nd day
The Regional Secretary of Health, Pedro Ramos, and the vice president of IASaúde, Bruna Gouveia, are presenting, this Sunday, April 26, the usual update … Read more
Both local newspaper websites attacked
Diario also suffers a cyberattack this morning
JM have confirmed that their internet domain has been the victim of an uninterrupted computer attack since Friday morning but has recently recovered … Read more
How restaurants will reopen
Proposed new rules for restaurants in Portugal
The Portugal News reports on how restaurants might reopen in the country; Customers sitting at regulated minimum distances; disinfectant gel at the restaurant … Read more
Câmara de Lobos boundary inaccuracies
Sanitary fence to be adjusted
Today’s edition of the Diario reports that the Government will correct the limits of the sanitary fence in Câmara de Lobos in order to amend … Read more
The regional secretary of Health, Pedro Ramos, and the vice-president of the Institute of Health Administration JM website attacked
Local newspaper suffers 2 cyberattacks
One of the two leading local newspapers locally has suffered not just one but two cyberattacks in the last few days
JM’s Facebook page announces … Read more
25th April celebrated
Fireworks mark celebration of Revolution
Last night saw the anniversary of the start of the the “Carnation Revolution” in Portugal in 1974. The military coup had two secret signals. The … Read more