Mandatory curfew will be extended in Madeira

The president of the Regional Government said today that the curfew in Madeira and Porto Santo should be extended. Miguel Albuquerque said that it is considered that people returning home should start one hour later, at 1 am, and bars restaurants can stay open till midnight.

The Regional Government will meet this Friday, so this should be the main conclusion of this meeting. The declarations emerged on the sidelines of the 10th of June commemorations, which took place today in the city of Funchal.

The government official reinforces that it is necessary to carry out these changes gradually and guarantees that this care has given good results. “It guarantees sanitary safety and confidence in the market”, he stressed.

Miguel Albuquerque confirmed the information to Antena 1, at the end of another initiative alluding to the Day of Portugal, which took place in Funchal.

From Diário Notícias