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40% of new COVID-19 cases due to UK variant

Mar 8 2021 Share

Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has revealed earlier today in an interview on TVAM that the UK COVID-19 variant is active in Malta. He added that 40% of new cases are due to this variant as it caused the virus to spread faster.

Fearne pointed out the importance of discipline and caution due to this variant being much faster at spreading. The effects of the new measures put in place should be seen in the coming days, claimed Fearne. He gave an average of 5 days to a week. Finally, Fearne pointed out that the number of doses of vaccine given will should reach 100,000. The total as of 8 March amounted to 97, 864.

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Mater Dei reduces parents’ visiting hours to one hour per day

Mar 8 2021 Share

Mater Dei took to FaceBook to announce that due to COVID-19 restrictions and attempting to mitigate the spread to unvaccinated mothers and newborns, especially given the presence of the new UK variant. Apart from wanting to avoid staff from obstetrics wards ending up in quarantine, the hospital claimed that it has no option but to reduce visiting times following delivery to one hour per day.

While we appreciate that mothers and birthing partners wish to see no changes to the current visiting arrangements for…

Posted by Mater Dei Hospital on Sunday, 7 March 2021

The hospital also announced that no changes had been made in regards to the presence of fathers during labour and delivery. The public outcry from parents changed the initial ban which parents were being given from the ward after birth.

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Prince Harry and Meghan talk about leaving royalty with Oprah

Mar 8 2021 Share

Duke and Duchess of Sussex prince Harry and Meghan, sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey last night to discuss their departure from royalty. Prince Harry accredited his ability to move away from his duties to Meghan, which would have been immensely difficulty otherwise. He then extends his compassion to his father and brother, who cannot leave that lifestyle.

Prince Harry claimed he felt trapped and did not see a way out until he met Meghan. He also expresses his sadness that Prince Charles stopped taking calls as the couple worked on leaving royalty, along with finding it financially difficulty due to being completely cut off. The Prince still has a good relationship with his grandmother, the Queen. The full interview which aired on CBS also included topics ranging from mental health, life inside royalty, racism and even revealing the gender of their baby being a girl.

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Man convicted with armed robbery arrested in Ta’ Xbiex

Mar 8 2021 Share

Police were informed yesterday late evening, 7th March, that a 28-year-old man had robbed two women, pulling out a knife on them, as they were walking along the bay, taking off with one of the women’s bags. The Rapid Intervention Unit convened immediately and arrested the man in Ta’ Xbiex.

Several investigations were made into the man’s residence, in which not only the woman’s items were found, but also several items from other robberies. The assailant is being held in police general headquarters lock-up in Floriana for further investigation.

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