Malta has registered 510 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 4,423 swab tests, while 361 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Wednesday 10th March 2021, 105,416 vaccine doses were administered of which 35,093 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 25,357 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 21,838 have recovered, 337 died and 3,182 are still active.
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Children, who may be carrying and asymptomatic, may be transmitting the virus unknowingly. With over one in 10 current cases are children, schools are prompted to hold out as they monitor the situation more closely. The 11-17 age group seems to have the highest number. 83 children up to five years, 85 between 6 and 10, and 175 between 11-17 make up the active cases, as pointed out by Superintendent of Public Health, Charmaine Gauci, during an exclusive interview with Times of Malta.
The percentage jumped from less than 5% in September to the current 12%. This has forced schools to monitor the situation more closely, as Sue Midolo, president of Independent Schools Association, pointed out that decisions catered per school will be taken.
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Speaking during TVAM, head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Mater Dei Professor Yves Muscat Baron stated that the father can be near the mother during childbirth. Evening visits are also open for an hour. Baron reminded the public of last April with 50 cases active which lead to hospital visits being temporarily banned and fathers allowed only ten minutes to be present. Since cases seem to be increasing, along with the variant, the situation needs to be approached realistically.
Baron continued that the father can stay during the whole birthing process and then accompany the mother to her ward, after which he must leave. With opening hours being between 4pm and 6pm, the father is allowed an hour to stay. Due to the variant’s quicker spreading, no chances are to be taken.
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A television and several other others ended up being thrown out of third storey building in Triq Kampanella, Fgura. After an argument in a private residence, the police convened on the scene after some other residents reported public disturbance as the argument broke out, along with items being tossed out of the building. Action was taken against those broke the public peace as police controlled the situation.
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