The Original Madeira Island News Blog
New rules requiring people travelling to England to have a negative COVID-19 test have been delayed to give travellers time to prepare.
The requirement was due to come into force at 4:00 am tomorrow (Friday), but the regulations have now been moved to the same time on Monday.
The Diario reminds all inhabitants that the new curfew comes into effect in Madeira today until January 31. It will be compulsory, other than for a few special exemptions previously detailed here, to remain at home after 7:00 each evening in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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JM reports that the Regional president, Miguel Albuquerque, has added his weight to the continuation of the “State ............
Jet2 have just announced that due to the ongoing “uncertainty and travel restrictions” caused by Covid, the company has taken the decision to extend the suspension up to and including March 25th, 2021.
The company said it will be cancelling affected bookings with a full refund.
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Reuters reports this morning that Europe’s drugs regulator will review AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine this month under an accelerated timeline, after the British drugmaker submitted an application for conditional approval, the watchdog said on Tuesday.
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Various national and international media outlets report that President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
Official sources confirm that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is asymptomatic and is displaying no symptoms. He has cancelled his agenda for the next few ............
Apart from the headline measure of an every-day curfew from 7:00 pm until 5:00 am, there were a number of other measures announced last night by the Regional president Miguel ............
