I have just received this from the Regional Secretary of public health and civil protection about today’s decisions with the Madeira Parliament. Please note this is a direct translation through Google.
COVID – 19
RECOMMENDATION MEASURES CONTINGENCY AND RESPONSE
TO SUPPORT CITIZENS AND COMPANIES IN THE REGION
On January 30, 2020, infection with the new coronavirus SARS – CoV – 2, causing
disease COVID – 19, led to the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of
International scope, by the World Health Organization.
Following the multisectoral work carried out in the Autonomous Region of
Madeira, the Contingency Plan for Emerging Infections: COVID – 19 was
presented on February 3, 2020, embodying a regional plan of action
preparedness and response to this threat.
In this context, it should be noted:
– The priority of the Regional Government in guaranteeing security and well-being
the population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and those who visit us;
– The importance of containing the COVID epidemic – 19, in view of its
expression and growing impact in Europe, Portugal, and the Region
Autonomous Madeira;
– The dynamics of the epidemiological evolution of this disease, which, considering
precautionary principle, without prejudice to the principle of proportionality,
requires the implementation of temporary and exceptional measures in the context
regional.
In conjunction with the different entities and social partners, the Government
Region al da Madeira decided to take a number of measures, some of which were
and other support in different areas of activity, which are systematized here
and detail:
ECONOMY – BUSINESS SUPPORT AND SOCIAL SECURITY
1. Access to the Credit Line to support companies’ treasury, created by the
Government of the Republic, with a global value of 200 million euros, aimed at
micro, small and medium-sized companies;
2. Continuation of the payment policy, in the shortest time
possible, from projects with approved community incentives;
3. Definition of a 12-month moratorium on the amortization of subsidies
reimbursable within the framework of Intervir Mais and PO Madeira 14 – 20,
September 30, 2020;
4. Maintenance of eligibility, under the incentive systems, of expenses
related to participation in international events, meanwhile canceled;
5. Assessment of the impact of the epidemic on the capacity to deliver
contractual objectives, within the scope of the incentive systems, for the purposes of
eventual adjustment thereof, establishing that they will not be considered
non-compliance with the lack of implementation of actions or goals, due to the epidemic;
6. The Tax Administration of the Region will allow the extension of the termpayment of the first Special Payment on Account from 30 March, to 30
June; the extension of the delivery of model 22 of the IRC to 31 July; O
extension of the first payment on account of the IRC from 31 July to 31
August, in line with national guidance;
7. Measures to support the relaunch of economic activity are being evaluated;
8. To the worker to whom it has been determined, by the regional authority of
Health, the need for temporary confinement, the right to
write-off with payment of 100% remuneration, from the first day;
9. A simplified lay-off regime will be approved for companies that see the
their activity strongly affected by the epidemic, whereby workers
will be guaranteed gross compensation equivalent to 2/3 of the salary, up to 1,905
euros, 30% supported by the employer and 70% by social security, up to
a maximum of six months;
10. An extraordinary training and qualification plan will be launched, including ui
the payment of support to companies, equivalent to 50% of the remuneration of the
worker, up to the limit of the Guaranteed Regional Minimum Monthly Income (as
as the cost of training itself), for companies with activity affected by the
epidemic;
11. After the lay-off or closing of the establishment by the
regional health authority, there will be extraordinary support for maintaining
jobs where:
• the first month’s wages will have support, per worker, equivalent to
1 Minimum Monthly Regional Income Guarantee
12. The Regional Government will exempt social entities from social contributions
lay-off or closure determined by the regional authority
as long as the situation remains, as well as within one month after
the resumption of activity.
TOURISM AND CULTURE
1. All measures foreseen for the tourism sector apply to the Tourism sector.
previously announced;
2. It is under development, with the participation of the sector, through the
Madeira Promotion Association, a specific action plan for the
relaunch of destiny at the moment when confidence returns to the markets
and allow for the normal functioning of the search for trips, proceeding to the
reallocation of resources and funds and targeting markets with greater capacity for
prompt answer;
EDUCATION – SCHOOLS – SPORTS
Given the fact that there was no positive case in the Region until
at this date, it is decided:
1. Keep all schools open and in good working order, since schools
they are spaces under surveillance, where they can be operationalized
the control of possible suspected cases quickly, in accordance with the
procedures already defined by national and regional health entities, and
according to the respective contingency plans;
2. To recommend to all Educational Communities the observance of the rules of
user-friendliness, hygiene, respiratory etiquette and safety
disclosed; in this regard, school management teams are called upon, a
intervention with the respective communities that allow training, in
simulated environment, of the rules mentioned above; this intervention is considered
essential, given the social and cultural spread that educational communities
are able to operate with society;
3. All public and private schools are required to create a space
‘isolation’ from suspicious cases that occur, which respect
mandatory the rules determined by the Health entities for this purpose;
4. The normal functioning of schools and the minimization of the risk of potential
infections outside the Region, which have already led to the suspension of internal and
in the framework of the Erasmus Program, recommend postponing the
finalists’ trips and other study visits, this measure being
justified by the manifest public interest in avoiding potentially
dangerous;
5. All school-level events, of a similar nature, are also suspended
sporting activity or any other activity that causes gatherings of students and
teachers beyond the normal functioning of the classes.
In the sports sector
1. The suspension of activities aimed at training groups up to 13
years;
2. The postponement or cancellation of events that cause gatherings of a
significant number of people, particularly all those with
participation of groups of people from foreign countries and other
regions of the country where infection occurs;
3. Compliance with all provisions of national sports entities,
especially regarding events to be held in the Region with potential
mobilize significant audiences, as well as full respect for all
prevention rules in traveling to national competition that has to
be fulfilled.
GUIDELINES
1. Elaboration and activation, by all public administration bodies and
private sector entities, a specific Contingency Plan for
respond to the epidemic scenario for the new coronavirus;
2. Recommendation to avoid non-essential travel to transmission sites
active community or other locations with confirmed cases of COVID – 19;
3. Suspension of all exceptional and / or international events in the domain
school, sports, cultural, scientific and others, scheduled for the months
March and April;
4. Suspension of exchange programs for students, teachers,
coaches or athletes, scheduled for March and April;
5. Restriction of the participation of health professionals in training events
scientific, given its relevance to the functioning of the
health and its protection, in the epidemic context;
6. Dissemination and implementation of strategies to promote measures
basic infection prevention and control (including frequent washing
of hands, respiratory etiquette, social distance and enhanced cleanliness
spaces and disinfection of frequently contaminated surfaces);
7. Strengthening basic prevention measures across the population,
including avoiding compliments with physical contact and staying in
very frequented and closed places;
8. Observance of the guidelines of Regional Health Authorities, in
particular, in full respect of the period of prophylactic isolation and
defined preventive measures;
9. Careful use of personal protective material, such as masks,
guaranteed availability of stock for the situations for which they are
recommended (people with symptoms and health professionals
10. Preferential use of the SRS24 – 800 24 24 20 line, in case of doubts or
symptoms / suspected cases of COVID – 19;
11. Recommendation to the population to avoid resorting to emergency services
in non-urgent situations, avoiding clusters;
12. Implementation of measures to restrict visits and companions, in
all public and private health and social care units,
limiting its number and duration.
13. Mandatory implementation of risk assessment questionnaires and
early detection in the health sector (public and private) and in the
tourism, particularly hotels and local accommodation.
EVENTS
Suspension or postponement of exceptional events scheduled for March
and Abril in the different sectors, which involve large concentrations.
One Response
Whole blood UV irradiation. Research into the use of Kromayer water cooled UV machines in hospitals will eliminate viral insults from the bloodstream. See George Miley et al. peer reviewed report on the Knott Teknik, used extensively in the 1930s before the introduction of antibiotic interventions.