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12 people fined after Hamrun celebrations, investigations continue

Mar 8 2021 Share

Police have issued fines to 12 people who were identified as having participated in the celebrations happening in Hamrun last Saturday. Police continued its investigations to identify more participants who were involved. The spontaneous celebrations happened after Hamrun Spartans beat Hibernians in the Premier League.

The majority of celebrations occurred near Hamrun football ground, with a large mass of Hamrun residents converging on the spot. The mass gathering occurred after the authorities issued new COVID-19 measures so as to mitigate the virus and the UK variant. Fines have doubled for those caught breaking the regulations.

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Masks to be worn at all times; several fined for eating & drinking in public

Mar 8 2021 Share

Over the weekend, several individuals raised concerns about receiving fines for eating in public following the national COVID-19 conference on 4th March.

Following confirmation for the Health Ministry, it is understood that it is prohibited to remove one’s mask for activities such as eating, drinking or smoking whilst in a public place and engaging in such acts is eligible for penalisation.

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A fine issued to an individual for eating in public, as posted on FB group ‘Are You Being Served ? (Malta & Gozo) Original’

A number of fines were issued as measures are to remain in place until 11th April, as stated in the national conference.

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201 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 345 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries
Mar 8 2021 Share

Malta has registered 201 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,946 swab tests, while 345 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Sunday 7th March 2021, 97.864 vaccine doses were administered of which 32,862 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 24,599 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 21,087 have recovered, 334 died and 3,178 are still active.

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40% of new COVID-19 cases due to UK variant

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Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has revealed earlier today in an interview on TVAM that the UK COVID-19 variant is active in Malta. He added that 40% of new cases are due to this variant as it caused the virus to spread faster.

Fearne pointed out the importance of discipline and caution due to this variant being much faster at spreading. The effects of the new measures put in place should be seen in the coming days, claimed Fearne. He gave an average of 5 days to a week. Finally, Fearne pointed out that the number of doses of vaccine given will should reach 100,000. The total as of 8 March amounted to 97, 864.

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