Malta has registered 211 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 4,053 swab tests, while 193 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Saturday 17th March 2021, 130,861 vaccine doses were administered of which 40,859 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 27,272 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 23,784 have recovered, 361 died and 3,127 are still active.
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The iconic Maltese restaurant situated in the sea-side Waterfront has announced it will be expanding its brand to St. Julian’s. The new restaurant, to be opened soon, was announced on the restaurant’s FaceBook page with great excitement as they thanked everyone who supported their brand.
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The menu is set to be a new iconic instalment with many surprises teased that are in store. With restaurants currently closed due to the new COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the new opening is set to welcome us back with new flavours and tastes in lively St. Julian’s. We hope you are as excited as we are!
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French authorities are warning that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has emerged in the northwestern region of Brittany. The virus also, allegedly, escapes detections done by standard PCR tests and is currently under the ‘variant under investigation’ category by WHO. Despite this, it does not suggest increased severity or transmissibility of the virus.
WHO has placed it as ‘variant under investigation’ due to its bypassing of PCR tests, along with most of thousands of variants that naturally occur. Of all these variants, WHO claim, only a small proportion will pose direct threats to health problems. The other category of ‘variant of concern’ is the category health authorities are most concerned about and consists of variants found in Brazil, UK and South Africa.
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After the Vatican issued a statement, approved by Pope Francis, that it cannot bless same-sex unions, Jesuit Priest Fr Josef Mario Briffa took to social media to express his disappointment and disagreement with the decision. He pointed out how he wonders what keeps LGBTQI+ individuals within the Church but is not surprised as to why people leave. He also states that this is due to on matters such as LGBTIQ+, the Church has ‘little (not to say nothing) to offer’.
Despite Pope Francis having blessed LGBTIQ+ members as individuals, he agreed with the statement that unions within the church cannot. Briffa stated how as a celibate, he understands the choice as in a ‘spiritual sense, but only as part of a vocation, never as an imposition.’ He ends the statement by encouraging his LGBTIQ+ plus friends to protest, not by leaving, but to stay and remain a prophetic voice.
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