Malta has registered 58 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,001 swab tests, while 41 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Wednesday 14th April 2021, 254,885 vaccine doses were administered of which 76,593 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 29,778 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 28,797 have recovered, 403 died and 578 are still active.
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Police were informed this morning at around 8:00 a.m that their assisted was needed on a construction site in Triq il-Qrempuc, Wied il-Ghajn. The District Police convened immediately on site and preliminary investigations revealed that an Albanian man fell down a 7 storey height down a shaft he was working on.
Members of the Civil Protection Department and a medical team were called to assist but the man was unfortunately confirmed to be dead on site. Magistrate Dr Donatella Frendo Dimech LL. D was informed of the case and issued an inquiry, with investigations still ongoing.
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Lassana Cisse Souleymane, 42-year-old father of three, was murdered in a racially-motivated attack two years ago by two Armed Forces of Malta soldiers in a drive-by-shooting. The Maltese government will now be covering expenses to transport the body of Lassana back to the Ivory Coast, as confirmed by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri.
Lassana’s body was released for burial by the courts on January 2020 and his family has been expecting the transfer to take place two months later. This has not yet occurred and thus prompted MP Mario Galea to ask a parliamentary question on the matter.
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The Ever Given ship container dominated news portals, and became somewhat of a trendy meme, when it got stuck in the Suez Canal, essentially blocking one of the world’s most vital trade routes. It reportedly blocked an estimated $9.6 billion of cargo from passing through on a daily basis. Despite being dislodged, the ship is still forced to stay in the canal by Egyptian authorities until the owners agree to pay $1 billion in compensation.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Suez Canal Authority leader Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie stated that ‘the vessel will remain [there] until investigations are complete and compensation is paid.’ The requested amount is said to cover equipment used to dislodge the shop, the labor force and the damage done to the canal itself.
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