Malta has registered 191 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,639 swab tests, while 77 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
Details on new active cases will be given by Prof. Charmaine Gauci during a press briefing at 12:30, which will be streamed on saħħa.
To date, Malta has registered 13,967 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 11,690 have recovered, 230 died and 2,047 are still active.
Around 4,400 residents of 37 elderly homes as well as workers of said homes have begun the COVID-19 vaccination process.
Approximately 70 daily vaccinations are being administered to residents and workers at St. Vincent de Paule Residence with daily doses going up to 140 within three weeks.
Minister for the Elderly and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia reiterated plans of structured administration due to the vaccine requiring two doses, while also acknowledging the possibility of any side effects.
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People travelling to England will now have to present a negative COVID-19 test at least 72 hours before their departure for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
This new rule applies for both UK nationals and foreign travellers who are travelling to England via boat, plane and train and failure to present a negative test on arrival may result in fines of up to $500.
Travellers will also have to fill out a Passenger Locator Form as the country continues to battle the testing effects of the pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a lockdown a lockdown until mid-February.
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US Capitol chief of police Steven Sund will resign on January 16 following the aftermath of the protests which saw pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol building leading to a number of deaths.
Sund’s resignation follows Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s call for Sund to resign, highlighting a lack of leadership in high-ranking officials.
President-elect Joe Biden stated that police may have been more forceful had the individuals been part of the Black Lives Matter movement, addressing the dark social issues going on in the US at the moment.
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