2 COVID-19 cases registered with 4 recoveries

55 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 6 recoveries

Jun 12 2021

Malta has registered 2 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,721 swab tests, while 4 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 12th June 2021, 582,206 vaccine doses were administered of which 335,791 were 1st doses. 256,079 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,581 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,100 have recovered, 419 died and 62 are still active.

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Photo Source: Charmaine Gauci FB

Fisherman survives ending up in humpback whale’s mouth

Jun 12 2021

US lobster fisherman Michael Packard told the tale of how he was allegedly stopped into the mouth of a humpback whale on Friday and survived to tell the story. Packard said that he was in the sea mammal’s mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before being spat back out. Packard was diving for lobster off the coast of the northeastern state of Massachusetts.

During his hunt, he felt a huge push and was suddenly engulfed in darkness, down 35 feet underwater. No other similar accidents of this kind were ever reported, with many stating that, should it be true, was simply in the wrong place and time. He was taken to hospital as he was heavily bruised, but thankfully broke no bones.

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Photo Source: Sky News

Simon Busuttil bids somber farewell to family dog Jipsie

Jun 12 2021

Simon Busuttil’s heartwarming farewell to family dog Jipsie captures exactly what a bond between owner and their dog feels like. The former Opposition Leader took to Facebook to announce the unfortunate passing of the family dog.

He went on testate that no words can described ‘how much love and joy she brought to [their] family. Ever gentle, ever faithful, she was a true angel.’ Busuttil considered her a true member of their family, bidding her farewell and eternal rest.

Condolences to all the Busuttil family. Rest in Peace Jipsie.

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Photo Source: Simon Busuttil FB

1509 vehicles per 1,000 license holders in 2020

Jun 12 2021

The National Statistics Office showed that there were 1509 registered vehicles for every 1000 driving license holders in 2020. The Regional Statistics 2021 also showed that there were 402,427 licensed vehicles in 2020, with passenger cars accounting for 76.6% of the total licensed vehicles.

An increase of 1.0% over 2019 racked up the total driving license holders to 265,974, with 155,774 male and 110,200 female license holders. Traffic accidents however decreased by 24.5% over 2019. The number of traffic casualties amounted to 1153 in 2020, down by 28.5% over 2019. Of these, 769 were drivers of whom 578 suffered slight injuries, 140 suffered grievous injuries and 10 proved fatal.

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Photo Source: Holidays in Malta