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15 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 74 recoveries

15 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 74 recoveries
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Malta has registered 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,781 swab tests, while 74 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Friday 30th April 2021, 335,848 vaccine doses were administered of which 107,038 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 30,307 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 29,622 have recovered, 415 died and 270 are still active.

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22-year-old jailed after entering McDonald’s demanding cash & nuggets

22-year-old jailed after entering McDonald's demanding cash & nuggets
May 1 2021 Share

22-year-old Rudi Batten has been sentenced to six years of prison time after raiding a McDonald’s with a fake gun and demanding nuggets and cash at the register.

Batten threatened the staff at a Yate branch in England, only to be told that they were serving just breakfast, so he took a double-sausage McMuffin and fled with some cash.

The 22-year old entered a guilty plea on two counts of robbery, two counts of possession of an imitation firearm and intent to commit an offence as well as one count of knife possession in a public place.

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Photo Source: Avon & Somerset Police / McDonald’s

Australia banning arrivals from India; offenders to face prison time & fines

Australia banning arrivals from India; offenders to face prison time & fines
May 1 2021 Share

Residents and citizens of Australia who have been in India within 14 days of their planned return date will be banned from entering Australia starting Monday, with those breaching instruction to face fines and prison time.

The Australian government has stated this emergency situation as part of its measures to stop travel to Australia from India, who is currently struggling with a grave COVID-19 situation.

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Health Minister Greg Hunt stated that such a measure, the first of its kind, has been taken to benefit the integrity of Australian public health, whereby measures and restrictions will be reconsidered on 15 May.

India has registered a total death toll of over 200,000 this week, with cases close to 19 million as new strains continue to critically damage the country’s health situation.

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Active cases to drop to 270 as Malta reaches lowest number since August 2020

Active cases to drop to 270 as Malta reaches lowest number since August 2020
May 1 2021 Share

Malta remains hopeful in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic as Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne took to Facebook to share some encouraging news.

Fearne stated that amount of active cases will drop to 270 today, which will be the lowest active case number since early August last year.

The Health Minister went on to highlight the importance of high vaccination rates and called upon the public to take the jab when possible.

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