Malta has registered 138 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,973 swab tests, while 190 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Monday 3rd February 2021, 30,252 vaccine doses were administered of which 4,891 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 18,306 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 15,423 have recovered, 273 died and 2,610 are still active.
A 50-year-old motorcyclist from Marsa sustained grievous injuries following an incident in Hamrun on Wednesday morning.
District police and a medical team were called onto the scene at Triq il-Kbira San Ġuzepp where later, the man was taken to Mater Dei hospital.
He was driving a Junak 806 motorcycle, where he eventually lost control and fell. Investigations are currently underway.
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The US Senate has officially confirmed Pete Buttigieg for secretary of transportation, making him the first openly gay member of a White House cabinet.
Congratulations to @PeteButtigieg for securing his nomination as #USA 🇺🇸 new transportation secretary by Senate in historic vote. Awguri minn #Malta! – RA
— Robert Abela (@RobertAbela_MT) February 2, 2021
Buttigieg has become popular for waving the Maltese in the United States, having a Maltese father and occasionally speaking in the native tongue.
Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela took to Twitter to congratulate Buttigieg, sending his regards from Malta as the Statesman forms part of what Biden calls ‘the most diverse cabinet in US history’.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become somewhat of a 21st century tech icon, constantly topping billionaire lists amongst others, but now he has shocked the world by announcing that he will step down as company CEO.
While maintaining the executive chair, he will hand over the torch to Andy Jassy for the simple reason that the transition will keep the company fresh and inventive, while doing the same thing over and over will become boring.
“If you do it right, a few years after a surprising invention, the new thing has become normal”, Bezos said, as the company continues to break financial records.
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