Malta has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,361 swab tests, while 94 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Thursday 1st April 2021, 203,553 vaccine doses were administered of which 55,897 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 29,127 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 28,045 have recovered, 395 died and 687 are still active.
Caritas, the Oasi Foundation and the Association of Psychiatrists have issued their statements on the recently-proposed cannabis reform, going on to state that the reform may ‘normalise use of the drug’ & ‘harm society’.
The groups stated that they are “seriously concerned” with the proposed legislation and that it reflects the ‘lost battle’ against cannabis culture, which affects individuals & families dependent on cannabis, along with adolescents and those at risk of developing mental health problems.
Despite questioning methods of enforcement, especially in front of children, the groups agreed that cannabis users should not be sent to prison or have their cannabis-related arrests in their criminal records expunged.
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EU Member states reportedly fell out during a recent meeting in European Parliament with regards to the division and distribution of extra doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to five struggling countries.
Malta was amongst the 19 member states who chose to show solidarity with the struggling countries Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia whereas Austria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic did not agree, going on to insist that they receive their entire quota of vaccines.
A deal was ultimately reached which distributes 2,854,654 doses to the five countries considered to be ‘most in need’.
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Yesterday, beloved Gozitan band The Travellers celebrated their 8-year anniversary since starting their band.
8 years later, the band went on to become one of Malta’s most in-demand acts, highly-acclaimed for their catchy music and use of Maltese language.
On April 1st, the band took to social media to share a few clips of their past, interestingly singing in English rather than the Maltese we are accustomed to, going on to highlight their eagerness to meet with their fans once again.
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