A Polish couple has twice violated the duty of confinement at the hotel where he is staying, in Funchal, while waiting for the results of the tests at Covid-19.

The tourists arrived in Madeira on October 31, were tested on arrival at the airport and informed by the health authorities that they should wait at the hotel where they would stay, at the Hotel Meliã Mare, in Funchal, until they received the notification with the results of the tests. Since then, it has been similar to the game of cat and mouse with the corruption of health authorities and the PSP.

The first results arrived at the scheduled time of 12 hours after disembarkation. He tested negative and she was inconclusive. For this reason, tourists were informed that they should wait at the hotel until new tests are repeated.

However, the couple did not comply with the duty of confinement and, the next day, abandoned the hotel unit going to an uncertain part, and they did not want to hear the warning from the hotel receptionist who immediately alerted the authorities.

PSP has been trying to locate the whereabouts of the two foreign nationals who did not respond to telephone calls.

The couple returned to the hotel at the end of the day and, the next morning, they were again tested for swabs to detect the disease, being notified that they could not leave the hotel before the result was known.

But the Polish couple was really wearing backpacks and was determined to carry out their program of trips around the island, returning to ‘pierce’ the duty of confinement.

It is known that the two situations gave rise to the opening of records for violation of the duty of confinement that were forwarded to the health authorities in Madeira.

Um casal polaco violou por duas vezes o vezes o dever de confinamento no hotel onde está hospedado, no Funchal, enquanto aguardava pelos resultados dos testes à Covid-19.

Os turistas chegaram à Madeira no dia 31 de Outubro, foram testados à chegada do aeroporto e informados pelas autoridades de saúde que deveriam aguardar no hotel onde ficariam hospedados, no Hotel Meliã Mare, no Funchal, até receberem a notificação com o resultado dos testes. Desde então, tem sido uma toada semelhante ao jogo do gato e do rato com o corrupio das autoridades de saúde e da PSP.

Os primeiros resultados chegaram no prazo previsto das 12 horas após o desembarque. Ele testou negativo e ela inconclusivo. Por esse motivo, os turistas foram informados de que deveriam aguardar no hotel até à repetição de novos testes.

Contudo, o casal não acatou o dever de confinamento e, no dia seguinte, abandonou a unidade hoteleira seguindo para parte incerta, e não quisseram saber da advertência do recepcionista do hotel que desde logo deu o alerta às autoridades.

A PSP esteve a tentar localizar o paradeiro dos dois cidadãos estrangeiros que não respondiam às chamadas telefónicas.

O casal regressou ao hotel no final do dia e, na manhã seguinte, foi novamente submetido ao teste com zaragatoa para despistagem da doença, sendo notificados de que não poderiam abandonar o hotel antes de conhecido o resultado.

Mas o casal polaco estava mesmo de mochilas aviadas e determinado a cumprir o seu programa de passeios pela ilha, voltando a ‘furar’ o dever de confinamento.

Sabe-se que as duas situações deram azo à abertura de autos por violação do dever de confinamento que foram remetidos para as autoridades de saúde na Madeira.