A two-year-old boy was grievously injured in a Christmas eve incident when a car crashed into a tree in Rabat.
The incident occurred at around 8.30pm in Saqqajja road, with the police reporting that a woman from Zurrieq lost control of Mazda Demio and crashed into a tree.
The child inside the car required immediate medical care for his grievous injuries and was taken via ambulance to Mater Dei Hospital while the woman emerged from the incident unscathed.
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Between January and September of this year, up to 1,485 electric vehicles were registered in Malta.
Responding to a parliamentary question made by Nationalist MP David Thake, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Ian Borg revealed the statistic.
By the end of December of 2020, a total of 3,490 electric vehicles were registered. The largest amount of electric vehicles registered was in August of 2021 at 230, with the lowest being March 2021 at 103.
This could signal an eco-minded shift for the Maltese population, as more seem to be investing in electrically powered vehicles as opposed to those operating with petrol or diesel. What do you think?
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Organisers of the ‘Betlehem f’Ghajnsielem’ animation show revealed that the remaining opening days have been cancelled.
This comes in view of the current circumstances in connection with the rise of new COVID-19 cases. With some actors in quarantine, the organisers said that the actors’ and visitors’ health comes as a priority.
‘We are doing so with a heavy heart especially when considering the great efforts and the endless time of preparations to make this event happen.’
We wish all those affected by COVID-19 a speedy recovery.
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Photo Source: Betlehem f’Ghajnsielem FB
Preliminary data has suggested that people infected with the Omicron variant are 50 to 70% less likely to be hospitalised than those with the delta strain.
This data comes from Britain’s public health agency and was announced last Thursday in a finding that one researcher has called a ‘small ray of sunlight.’ The findings add to emerging evidence that Omicron produces milder illness than the other variants of COVID-19.
Scientists still however caution that any reduction in severity must be weighed against the fact that Omicron spreads much faster than Delta and is better at evading vaccination immunity.
This is based on cases in the UK, where a person with the variant is estimated to be 31% to 45% less likely to go to hospital or the emergency department compared with someone with delta.
The analysis is still preliminary and uncertain because of the small number of omicron patients in hospitals and because of the fact that most were in younger age groups. As of the 20th of December, 132 people were admitted to UK hospitals with confirmed Omicron cases. Fourteen of them died, all aged 52 to 96.
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