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42 COVID-19 cases registered with 55 recoveries

Malta has registered 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, while 29 patients have recovered.
Sep 3 2021 Share

Malta has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,439 swab tests, while 55 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 2nd September 2021, 798,068 vaccine doses were administered of which 414,557 were 1st doses. 413,292 people are currently fully vaccinated. 

To date, Malta has registered 36,364 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 34,836 have recovered, 441 died and 691 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 37 COVID-19 positive patients, 2 of whom are in the ITU.

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Beef between Kanye West and… Peppa Pig?

Beef between Kanye West and… Peppa Pig?
Sep 3 2021 Share

It’s no doubt that Kanye West’s new album ‘DONDA’ captured the attention of most of social media upon release. However, online music publication ‘Pitchfork’ gave the album a 6.0 score out of 10, making it yet another controversial opinion about the 27-song record. The team behind Peppa Pig jumped at the opportunity, pointing out that ‘Peppa’s Adventures: The Album’ scored 0.5 more points than DONDA. The tweet read: ‘Peppa didn’t need to host listening parties at Mercedes Benz Stadium to get that 0.5’. The audacity. 

The post was sadly deleted from the page and no one knows whether it was because it was due to backlash from Ye stars or just it was internally perceived as in bad taste. Despite this, the team still responded to at least one tweet re-sharing the ongoing beef. Peppa Pig Official commented a crown emoji after a Twitter user reposted the fact that the jab at West was deleted and that ‘even Peppa ended Kanye’. What do you make of this most bizarre beef (pun intended) between these two pop culture giants? 


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Photo Source: Insider, Billboard

WATCH: COVID-19’s impacts on cancer patients call us to be more responsible

COVID-19’s impacts on cancer patients call us to be more responsible
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In an interview with MaltaDaily, Martina Fenech reveals all the struggles which COVID-19 force upon cancer patients. Fenech reveals that COVID-19 both directly and indirectly impacts these patients. The necessary restrictions forced those battling the disease to face it on their own or with fewer loved ones. Cancer patients do not enter hospital for a set time but have to undergo constant visitations with a level of uncertainty as to their health. 

Fenech also spoke about how the pandemic impacted the therapy these patients have to go through. Some patients had to travel abroad, often two weeks before their treatment actually beings due to mandatory quarantine. Some have been refuted treatment due to COVID-19, resulting in the cancer being spread more throughout their body. Being more responsible, wearing masks and adhering to social distancing could be what saves these people’s lives. Fenech’s interview is a call to look at things from a bigger perspective and be more responsible for the sake of the vulnerable. 


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Photo Source: Sky News

 

Extremist stabs six in New Zealand supermarket

Extremist stabs six in New Zealand supermarket
Sep 3 2021 Share

New Zealand police shot and killed an ISIS supporter who injured at least people in a supermarket in an Auckland suburb on Friday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the act as a ‘violent attack, it was senseless, and I am so sorry it happened’ during a news conference. Ardern unveiled that the man was of Sri Lankan nationality and a supporter of ISIS ideology who has been a known security threat. He was under surveillance by multiple government agencies, with security personnel shooting and killing him within 60 seconds from the start of the attack.

He was supposedly a lone actor who obtained a knife within the store before being shot. Three people have been place in critical condition, with another three also injured. Police and ambulances remain at the scene as authorities condoned off the surrounding streets. Ardern comments on whether this was a possible revenge for the Christchurch shooting in 2019, saying that it was carried out by an individual and not a faith. ‘He alone carries the responsibility for these acts’ she said. 

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Photo Source: BBC, New Indian Express