Access to all events and services in the Region is now done with a digital certificate and test

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

Access to all services and events in Madeira and Porto Santo will now be made upon presentation of a digital vaccination certificate and a rapid screening test by covid-19 on a weekly basis.

At issue is access to events in the public or private sector, sports, restaurants, hotels, gyms, bars, clubs, cultural events, cinemas, games, casinos, night activities.

The measure was announced recently, by Miguel Albuquerque, at a press conference.

This will start from this weekend.

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21 Responses

  1. What does this mean for tourists? Especially from countries outside the EU with no digital certificates? We will be arriving on Saturday.

  2. Does the rapid test have to be done at a centre or can ytou do your own?

    Jean Faulkner

  4. Will paper copies of covid certificates be accepted? We are travelling to Madeira on Monday.

  5. So do I understand this correctly?
    We are to take a weekly lateral flow test, even if we are double vaccinated ?

    1. Yes did you think you would get special treatment for being double vaccinated ? that will soon wear off roll up your sleeves for the 3rd dose before your vaccine passport expires.

      1. Tobi, We are currently on the island and will be here for the next 3 weeks. In another blog post it mentions vaccination certificate OR antigen test.

        So, is it “OR”, or is it “AND”?

        1. I listen to Albuquerque’s press conference and is “and” for everything except the supermarket. He clarified in answers to several journalists that you need to show proof of vaccination AND the weekly antigen test to access everything (that includes public transport) EXCEPT the supermarket where you must either show the test or proof of vaccination. Everywhere else like hotels, gyms, restaurants, bars, clubs, public offices….everything will require both.

        2. Depends on what you want to do. It will probably become a bit more clearer in the next couple days, and there are a lot of things that nerd clarifying.

  6. We are due to arrive on 6th December for 2 weeks but if we have to get tested weekly and have to constantly wear a mask wherever we go I am afraid that we will be cancelling. I appreciate the difficulties the authorities are in and they have to protect their population, but under these conditions our visit would not be a holiday. We have visited Madeira at least twice per year for the last 15 years and had to cancel our golden wedding anniversary in January so we were hoping things would be better by next month but it looks like next year now before we can visit

  8. I imagine the restaurants across the island will be almost empty come this weekend considering that locals will only have had ONE days notice to get tested (let alone injected if they haven’t already) in order to comply.

      1. Tobi, we arrive next Thursday. Do we have to get tested before we arrive, at the airport or at the hotel? What happens if you test positive? Looks like we’ll have to cancel yet again!!!

  9. Many things are unclear here. Are ONLY digital certificates accepted? What about the people who don’t use phones/tablets? Or people from countries where the vaccination proof is a card/paper not a certificate? And does the weekly testing have to be at a specific location? Are appointments necessary? Are they free to everyone or only locals? If I understood everything said in the press conference correctly, we are now required to not only be vaccinated but also have proof of the weekly test to enter pretty much any restaurant, hotel, bar, gym or event, and even public transport. Not clear where shops fall into this, but it seems that they would require the same. The only place where it’s either vaccination OR a test is the supermarket. And masks are now required everywhere including the street. All this starting Saturday. It is even more restrictive than the mainland (they only required a test OR a vaccine certificate to go to the restaurant on weekends in Lisbon). I can’t imagine too many tourists coming and complying with weekly testing just to be able to eat in a restaurant or access a bus or their hotel room after walking all day in their masks.

  10. Tobi. Do we need a test before we arrive, at the airport or at the hotel? What happens if you test positive? Looks like another cancelled holiday.

  11. Wow!
    We were all booked to arrive next Monday for three weeks.
    We had been agonising for the last few weeks about whether to visit, and decided to cancel earlier this week.
    We were gutted and not sure if we were doing the right thing.
    Now that these measures have been introduced, I must say that we are relieved. One of our fears was that restrictions would change and it would turn out to be a stressful visit.
    Rebooked for next March – but who knows what the situation wil be then.
    Terrible circumstances for all concerned.

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