23 new cases this Sunday

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

The Regional Health Directorate is currently reporting 23 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Region.

These are 4 imported cases (2 from Romania, 1 from the United Kingdom and 1 from the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region) and 19 cases of local transmission. There are 50 recovered cases to report.

There are 357 active cases, of which 67 are imported cases and 290 are of local transmission.

Regarding the isolation of active cases, it should be noted that 7 people are hospitalized at Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital (5 in Polyvalent Units and 2 in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to COVID-19) and 91 people are in isolation in a dedicated hotel unit, remaining the rest in their own accommodation.

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6 Responses

  1. I dont understand how travellers from UK, who have to take a Covid test before departure, AND have to show a negative result before boarding the plane in UK , test positive on arrival in Madeira. Sorry to be so thick – but what’s going wrong?

  2. How comes some many imported cases from the UK, if you are not double jabed you have to have a PCR test 72 hrs before travelling.

    1. The system appears not to be perfect? After taking the PCR test the person in question could have had up to three days in UK to become infected before arriving in Madeira. Being fully vaccinated there may have been no symptoms.

  3. It would be interesting to see how many of those from UK testing positive are of the younger generation, children and teenagers, who have not been jabbed. My understanding is that many “younger” people are travelling to Madeira due to the green list than perhaps would normally. Are they tested on immediate arrival or if they present symptoms a day or 2 after arrival

  4. Gentlemen, where have you been ?
    BPH. if you have been vaccinated, you do not need to take a test, to enter Madeira, Neither do you have to take a test before boarding the Madeira bound aircraft. If you have not been vaccinated there is a mandatory test on arrival. You then go off and stay in your room until you are notified but you must take one at the airport on arrival. That is where the positive tests are picked up. You do not need to have taken a test in the UK.
    Trevor, you do not need to have a test before boarding. You will be tested on arrival.
    Peter, that is possible but unlikely, I would think most people would leave the test, which they don’t have to have until as late as possible.
    Gordon, If they haven’t had a test prior to flying they are tested at the Airport. and told to quarantine until they have the result.

    1. This is not the case, maybe with a few, but 90% come with tests if not vaccinated, it will be the emigrants that need a second test that are probably the most of the cases, tourists do not really cause much of the spread its the emigrants, then taking it to their families.

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