Malta has registered 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,803 swab tests, while 45 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Wednesday 15th April 2021, 259,272 vaccine doses were administered of which 78,139 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 29,833 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 28,842 have recovered, 403 died and 588 are still active.
The local film and production industry will receive a €600,000 grant to finance productions and works such as scripting, development and creation of films, television series and shorts.
The Screen Malta grant, administered by the Malta Film Commission aims to lend a helping hand to local creators, with film commissioner Johann Grech currently engaging in sessions with local film crews, all of which will hopefully contribute to a more sustainable film industry in Malta.
The Malta Film Commission has been gaining much momentum in the past years, with 17 projects benefitting from a total of €586,346 with this new scheme closing on 30 June.
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As the Tourism Industry begins to approach its anticipated resurgence in June, Ryanair have announced the launch of five new Malta routes to Italian locations Brindisi, Cagliari, Genoa and Trapani as well as Chania in Greece, which will be part of Malta Air’s operational schedule this summer.
Minister Clayton Bartolo took to Facebook to hail such news, highlighting the crucial nature of air connectivity and its contribution to tourism resurgence.
Malta Air CEO David O’ Brien expressed Ryanair’s commitment to boosting Malta’s Summer ’21 schedule and air traffic, going on to commend Malta’s vaccination roll-out with 40% of the country having already received one dose.
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The country of Denmark has announced that it will stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for good over recent concerns of rare cases of side effects.
It therefore becomes the first European country to drop the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation to carry on using the jab.
Denmark was the very first country to suspend inoculation with AstraZeneca vaccines back when concerns of very rare but serious side effects, with many countries following suit only to resume after the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) recommendation.
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