127 COVID-19 cases registered today with 109 recoveries

Jul 25 2021

Malta has registered 127 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,504 swab tests, while 109 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Saturday 24th July 2021, 743,712 vaccine doses were administered of which 392,994 were 1st doses. 369,441 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 33,668 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,557 have recovered, 421 died and 2,294 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 34 COVID-19 positive patients, one of whom is in the ITU.

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Police Officers Union calls for specialised Paceville squad to patrol area

Jul 25 2021

The Police Officers Union has suggested that Paceville should have its own specialised team of officers to patrol the busy area, highlighting that such a unit should be specially trained and familiarised with legislation concerning the area.

F’waħda mil laqgħat riċenti li l-Police Officers Union kellha mal-amministrazzjoni tal-korp, ġiet ssuġġerita min-naħa…

Posted by Police Officers Union on Saturday, 24 July 2021

The POU stated that “it is not right to continue the system as it is” and also suggested that, along with the specialised training, the unit should have an adequate allowance.

Paceville has repeatedly been registered as on of the areas with the highest nationwide crime rates together with other touristic areas like Saint Paul’s Bay, Sliema and Valletta.

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St. Julian’s to get major face-lift going into 2024

Jul 25 2021

The Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo has announced that an investment of €5.5 million will be going into to the regeneration of Spinola Square & Paceville Road in St. Julian’s.

👇🏼 ARA: Ir-riġenerazzjoni ta' Pjazza Spinola u Triq Paceville, f’San Ġiljan. 🙌🏼

Posted by Clayton Bartolo on Saturday, 24 July 2021

Permanent Secretary within the Ministry for Tourism Ronald Mizzi stated that this is part of a holistic plan to breathe new life into the Paceville area, with works expected to finish by the end of 2024.

Based on visuals shared by the Ministry’s page, the area will be turned into a publicly-available open space, with Mizzi revealing that Palazzo Spinola will serve as a gorgeous backdrop to the garden, going on to highlight his wishes that the palace is regenerated into a multipurpose hub for the community.

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Calls for 5-day quarantine for fully vaccinated citizens await reply

Jul 25 2021

The Superintendence for Public Health has yet to issue a resolution on calls for a five-day isolation period for fully-vaccinated citizens after previously putting such an exception into effect for Mater Dei workers who came in contact with a COVID-19 case.

Calls have been made to enact a five-day quarantine instead of the current 14-day period, subject to a negative PCR test on the fifth day.

Malta’s Chamber of Commerce calling the blanket quarantine measures “totally unreasonable” due to failure to distinguish between vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.

The Chamber has also suggested that such measures are impacting productivity, especially in situations where remote working is not possible, going on to call for a more pragmatic approach.

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