€29 million per annum to continue
The Diario reports that the decision to cut the €29 million annual grant for agriculture that is received by the Region from the EU has been reversed.
The grant is for agriculture in the outermost regions under the POSEI scheme and was due to be axed this year. The newspaper welcomes the news, and there are the inevitable calls for the amount to be increased.
Fewer road accidents
The same newspaper reports on a reduction in the number of road accidents in the Region with the total of 213 recorded in the first four months of the year being 7 fewer than the corresponding period last year.
Covid profile changing
The number of positive COVID-19 tests – recorded on the blue link below – jumped to 24 yesterday, the highest daily total for quite a while.
Over the last two weeks, Madeira has registered 133 infections, with the age group from 30 to 39 years old having registered the most new cases. Only 16 people aged 60 and over were found to be infected.
A new tab has been added to the top of each page with a link to resources dealing with COVID-19 in Madeira – this covers the latest government regulations on travel to the island, how to get a PCR test, and many other links that will be useful to people wanting to travel to and from Madeira
COVID-19 in Madeira: daily updates can be found in an earlier post
Vaccinations in Madeira: updates can be found in an earlier post
Not surprised the youngsters are catching Covid looking at the video from the old town