63 New Cases All Local Transmission

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

There are 19 hospitalized people, 14 in Polyvalent Units and five in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to covid-19)

There are 63 new cases of covid-19 in Madeira this Friday. All new cases are local transmission.

The numbers that appear in the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Regional Directorate of Health reveal that today there are also 39 recovered cases to report.

Thus, there are now 379 active cases, with an increase in the number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça. There are now 19 inpatients, 14 in Polyvalent Units and five in the Intensive Care Unit dedicated to covid-19.

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  2. Probably picked up from tourists, I now have two friends tested positive for corona and both double jabbed. Due to the practice of being allowed in with a Vacc cert is no longer good enough, everyone should be tested.

  3. Adjusting for population Madeira has about a quarter of cases when compared to the UK currently. Need for vigilance and caution, yes. No need for panic though. Important that the booster is deployed rapidly.

  4. Tourists are the problem. How else does the virus get here. Does it swim 800km?
    When tourists are here they hardly ever take the simplest of precautions, wear a mask and socially separate. They seem to think Oh, I’m double vaccinated I’m OK. Not necessarily.

  5. Looking for some honest views. We are due to arrive in Madeira mid December for six weeks staying in three hotels until end of January. We are double jabbed and have had our boosters. We will abide by all of the rules including wearing masks indoors but won’t wear masks outside where we can social distance. I expect with hotels and spending we will probably get through about 7k Euros. Based on comments above should we continue with our plans or should we cancel and go somewhere else.? We don’t want to be scapegoated or vilified as tourists spreading the virus or have an uncomfortable time feeling unwelcome. Seriously considering changing our plans.

    1. I have lived here for 2 years and think Madeira has done an amazing job handling the virus. The big spike last year during the holidays was mostly locals going to the mainland, being a bit excited to see people/families etc. and maybe not as vigilant as they should have been when they returned. The spike was primarily with locals. We welcome tourists and think our island is pretty safe when you take the precautions you mentioned. I don’t think you will find the negativity toward tourists expressed here by one person the norm. The service industry is excited to be busy, we are all excited to share this amazing island and time with visitors, and I think this is the best place to be for the holidays. I would encourage you to keep your plans. The excitement in the air is amazing!

        1. Good that RG is muted or whatever. In one week I have been out enjoying meals, walking, music, swimming, and shopping in beautiful weather. We are so blessed to enjoy the life we have and welcome others to join us.

    2. I would just echo Anne’s comments. Madeira is lovely, its people welcoming, you will be pleased that you came.

    3. We are in Funchal at the moment, it is our fifth visit to Madeira. It does not seem different from previous visits, we feel welcome here. And wearing a mask indoors seems completely normal to everyone here. As we have three weeks here, we stayed a few days in Faja da Ovelha before moving to Funchal. We have walked all over the island and the villages are as friendly as always. You have no reason to worry, Simon, I am sure you will have a great time here.

    4. You don’t need to wear masks outside, and have not had to for a few weeks now, Richard Greeves has now gone, hopefully he will stay indoors till he seems its safe to walk the streets again. …
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  6. Don’t be so offensive! Tobi is correct. Going back and forth as we do (my husband was born here, his parents are here), it is much easier to pass most things on when one is sharing a home with relatives of various generations. In our family we are grateful for family and its loving interaction – other families can make their own choices, but most local families I know have come to the same conclusion. Every time restrictions are lifted you will get an exit wave as it becomes endemic. And if you think that wearing the disgusting rags that people in Funchal fish out of bags, from their pockets, hook off their wrists will stop the transmission of a virus you clearly have never worked in a laboratory or in intensive care.

  7. Totally agree with Anne’s comment that Madeira has done an amazing job handling the virus. Despite no doubt well founded misgivings the people endured a long, stressful shutdown at significant cost and then demonstrated the intelligence to become one of the highest vaccinated regions in the world. I only wish the people of my own country would exhibit the same common sense and shared personal/community responsibility.
    I have read a lot of comments over the past year about whether tourists or locals traveling between the mainland and Madeira are the primary transmitters of the virus. My understanding is that the data shows that transmission within households is the primary driver of infections. It certainly doesn’t mean that tourists could not play a role in spreading/introducing the virus but no doubt a minor role since testing and vaccine requirements have been in force.

  9. Sometimes negative comment can have a positive affect, you won’t close down the wider media negative comments, in the main its what generates their income streams and unlike your blog, the media rarely gives opportunity to counter it.
    Back to main topic, we have been coming to Madeira for over twenty years, now have NHR and can stay as long as we want, we bought just before pandemic and after Brexit, we do not regret it. We were stuck in Madeira for twelve months until late Sept, felt safe, got looked after with our jabs and will be back as soon as my driving licence ( which expired at start of Covid) is renewed. Come for your extended stay Simon, just take precautions aligned to how safe you will feel and any that are directed by authorities who have in my opinion done a sterling job todate.
    Tobi, dont sensor people unless they become nasty or aggressive. Without this feedback Simon and Co, may well have just cancelled and that applies to anyone else just reading mainstream media.

  10. Thanks all for your reassuring comments. I do worry that potential tourists will visit this site for general info/interest and get a negative impression from a few who post comments without the evidence to back up what they are claiming. I would be surprised based on many previous pre Covid visits if Madeira is anything other than welcoming to responsible visitors who properly follow health guidance and who after all will play a big part in the recovery from the serious economic impacts of Covid. We will look forward to our six weeks.

  12. The very point I make,is that even media don’t necessarily have the medical back up for what they print, and you get little input from the people who are experiencing first hand.Allowing someone to express an opinion that may be controversial or even down right wrong, brings forth other views and experiences, having lived on the island for most of the pandemic period I don’t recognise what a lot of the negative comments align too, a lot of the spread issues are not TOURIST aligned, they were/are aligned to Madeirians coming back from uni, overseas areas due to lay offs or even wanted to be “home” in these difficult of times, the government did not identify who was bringing it in,they just stated it had been brought in from UK, Holland,Germany, where ever,no alignment to nationality, which left a vacuum for misinformation to fill.
    At the expense of repeating myself, I believe the authorities have done the very best of a bad job.
    If not for awaiting my driving licence renewal we would be on first plane back, no planes, boat,no boat, swim!!!!

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