TODAY THERE ARE 15 NEW POSITIVE CASES OF COVID TO REPORT

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

Today there are 15 new positive cases to report, according to the IASAÚDE epidemiological bulletin. 

These are 5 imported cases (3 from the United Kingdom, 1 from Germany and 1 from Switzerland) and 10 cases of local transmission, all associated with recently identified positive cases, which were already being followed up by the health authorities.

Among the cases of local transmission, it is worth noting the existence of a second positive case in an educational establishment in the municipality of Santa Cruz, (Caniço) with the health authority determining the temporary closure of this establishment for epidemiological investigation. It is the Principezinho day care center, as JM announced.

On the other hand, today there are 7 more recovered cases to report. The region now accounts for 355 recovered cases of covid-19, with the record of 2 deaths associated with covid-19 in RAM.

There are 212 active cases, of which 142 are imported cases identified in the context of surveillance activities implemented at Madeira Airport and 70 are cases of local transmission. Regarding the residence of active cases, 122 are non-residents and 90 are residents of the RAM.

From Jornal Madeira

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28 Responses

  1. Had all these imported cases been tested BEFORE departure they would not be here. Simple!

    Please make testing-before-departure mandatory.

    1. Not the case you can test negative before departure and then positive when you arrive, this is why the president has said that being tested here is actually better, and we have more chance of stopping it, we have seen a fair few cases who tested negative before, and then positive once here.

      1. At the same time one can also test negative on arrival but, become positive a few days or so later and don’t show any symptoms.

      2. People can also test negative on arrival, cought something at the airport or on the plane and become positive in the period after arriving.

    2. You can be tested a couple of days prior to arrival in Madeira and again on entry, both tests can show negative but because of the length of time for the virus to show on these tests you may still be infected with the symptoms, if any, showing up later..

    2. Are they counting everyone arriving from the UK as UK cases? Even if they are returning locals? Unfair to keep blaming the English for the UK figures, as there will be Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland, all UK.

  3. Getting a test in Switzerland is very easy. Doctors, hospitals and even most pharmacies do it. Switzerland is a horrible hot spot at the moment, one of the worse in the whole of Europe. Geneva is 2,800 cases per 100,000 people, the highest incidence in Europe. Amazing that someone dares to come here on holiday without taking a test first.
    Are people really still coming here from the UK???

  4. But Tobi, today is Wednesday and you say in your blog today that there are 3 new cases today from the UK. Are you confused?

    1. No, not all cases are the next day that’s why they have cases under study. Plus many flights were late Monday so results Tuesday and possible in Wednesdays numbers.

  5. Your comment about negative tests turning positive a few hours later (after a flight) are scientifically factually not correct.
    Please please get tested before you get on an airplane. It could save you and a lot of other people a lot of heart ache.

    1. I am not sure of the science but if I were to travel to Madeira on a flight leaving at 10am on a Monday I would need to have a test within the previous 72 hours. This means I could have a test at 10am on the Friday. A negative result on the Friday will not mean I remain negative on the Monday. Tests are being introduced at Heathrow for some flights which would give a more relevant result but a few will get through who were exposed in the days leading up to flight but the virus had not got a hold.

      1. Vic, “A negative result on the Friday will not mean I remain negative on the Monday.” Correct, you may test positive, you may test negative but even if you test negative you may still have the virus, it just hasn’t got to the stage of showing on the test.
        Also the tests taking place at Heathrow are not recognised in Madeira.

        1. At least they will give you an indication so if you test positive you could decide not to travel.

          1. If you test positive and travel you must like the thought of spending at least two weeks with your beloved in a single room with your meals being left outside the door. There’s also the chance you will not be able to use your return flight with more expense for a new flight and any extra accomodation.

  6. Europe ,including UK, is currently experiencing an exponential increase in cases and it appears the worst may be yet to come in terms of deaths. Hospitals are in danger of becoming overwhelmed. Madeira has done a good job of protecting the islands population but vigilance must be maintained. If infection rates in Madeira were per capita the same as mainland Portugal Madeira would be experiencing 100 plus new cases per day and 1 to 2 deaths per day. These numbers would be much worse if the infection rate per capita was equal to the infection rate in Poland, France, UK, Czech Republic, and many other countries in Europe. These are also the countries from which thousands of tourists are arriving from. Doubt Madeira has medical facilities to handle these numbers.
    We are likely facing the worst 6 months of the pandemic. Tourists are obviously a potential source of new infections but so are returning students and other residents who travel between Europe and Madeira. Seems like the only answer is to tighten testing requirements along with strict quarantine restrictions for anyone traveling to Madeira, along with stiff enforcement and penalties for anyone not following public safety guidelines. Without these steps community spread is almost inevitable.
    Covid 19 is extremely contagious and any community is only as safe as its weakest links.

  7. How come people from the UK are still arriving on the island when I thought all flight from the UK had been suspended.

    1. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve said this. There is Monday flight from Edinburgh. Scotland which is still part of the UK is not in full lockdown. We havea 5 tear system in operation.

    2. Also EasyJet and British Airways are still flying from the UK to Madeira. And people can still get to Madeira from UK everyday via Lisbon.

  8. What a load of fearmongering rubbish. This virus is not dangerous to 99.7% of the population and in any rate has passed by. The tests have a large false positive rate and are practically meaningless – they are not supposed to be used for diagnostic purposes.

    Madeira needs Tourists to survive.

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