40 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 66 recoveries

42 COVID-19 cases registered with 59 recoveries

Aug 27 2021

Malta has registered 40 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,411 swab tests, while 66 patients have recovered. One death was registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 26th August 2021, 794,531 vaccine doses were administered of which 412,605 were 1st doses. 411,422 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 35,990 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 34,513 have recovered, 439 died and 642 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 29 COVID-19 positive patients, two of whom are in the ITU.

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Santa Marija break COVID-19 spike ‘unlikely’ as cases plateau

Aug 27 2021

Despite concerns of a spike of COVID-19 cases following the Santa Marija break, medical sources have reported that a spike is unlikely.

Back in May, Superintendent for Public Health Prof. Charmaine Gauci had told Times of Malta that the authorities were ready to tackle any local surge in cases but two weeks later, COVID-19 cases have reached a plateau, with a spike being unlikely.

Sources have confirmed that the Delta, which is the most dominant in the country, is more contagious than the previous; all while Malta maintains its promisingly high vaccination rate.

40 COVID-19 cases were registered overnight with 66 recoveries as Malta stands at 642 active cases.

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BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Juventus training center; says goodbye to teammates

Aug 27 2021

Earlier today, Cristiano Ronaldo left Juventus training after only spending 40 minutes with his teammates. The Portuguese superstar reportedly spent his 40 minutes at the training complex telling goodbyes to his teammates and to all the staff including coach Massimiliano Allegri.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set for a move to Premier League champions Manchester City, but a twist could be in the works. According to transfer expert Alfredo Pedulla tonight, Manchester City rivals Manchester United will make a last attempt bid for their former player.

This summer transfer window, even in it’s last 4 days will never fail to surprise us.

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These are some of the benefits of having a dog

Aug 27 2021

Dogs truly are humankind’s best friend and bring joy to our lives unlike any other material possession, but do we truly understand the benefits that come with having a furry companion by your side?

One of the immediate benefits has to do with cardiovascular health, with a 2019 study of close to 4 million people in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom and Scandinavia finding that subjects who owned a dog were connected to a 24% drop in risk from dying early, with previous stroke or heart attack victims being 31% less likely to die from cardiovascular disease.

The reasoning behind could not be firmly credited to an increase in exercise or change in behaviour but the American Heart Association also find that people who walk their dogs regularly face 33% of the risk of diabetes in comparison with non-dog owners.

While these studies claim to substantiate the ownership of pets, different studies have had mixed results with other saying there is no difference in health between people who own pets and people who don’t.

Other studies have also shown that having pets by one’s side during anxious events may help reduce the stress during such event, backing up the claim that pets have an effect on mental health and provide emotional support.

Psychologist and Western Carolina University professor Harold Herzog also highlighted that studies have shown increase in good moods and decrease of bad moods in the presence of pets, going on to claim that he has ‘no doubt’ that interaction with pets has its immediate psychological and physiological benefits.

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