Malta has registered 63 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,101 swab tests, while 332 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
As of Monday 29th March 2021, 180,587 vaccine doses were administered of which 51,237 were 2nd doses.
To date, Malta has registered 28,938 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 27,418 have recovered, 388 died and 1,132 are still active.
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The Ever Given cargo ship which has blocked the Suez Canal for over a week has finally been dislodged. Running aground, the ship caused many other vessels to have to wait as attempts at freeing the ship were carried out, essentially postponing many important cargo deliveries. Diggers were called to remove approximately 27,000 cubic meters of sand, digging deep into the canal to get the ship afloat.
Despite it not being clear whether the Canal could operate as normal or whether all the other ships lying in wait can proceed with their voyage, the crux of the work is done stated Maritime services provider Inchcape. The canal allows for 12% of the world’s trade to flow, and many other ships have decided to go around the southern top of Africa.
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The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses says are concerned as no refurbishment of more decrepit wards seems to be taking place. The union lamented this since they were allegedly promised a €6 million investment to refurbish the old mental health hospital. With wards closed off seven years ago and more to be closed in the coming weeks, the union accused the health authorities of abandonment and that promises of refurbishment were simply fake news.
The union stated that ‘no investment has materialised at Mount Carmel Hospital except for the re-allocation of chronic patients.’ The MUMN added that staff frequently encounters difficulty finding new beds for admissions, resulting in a lack of dignity for patients.
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With the start of Easter festivities, Prime Minister Robert Abela took to Facebook to request from the public another push for solidarity and responsibility. Abela stated that even though the sacrifices and vaccination programme issued to mitigate the spread, new measures will have to be put into effect until the 11th of April.
As of Wednesday 31st March, only two people will be allowed together outside in public places unless they are of the same residence. Fines for those found breaking this regulation will also be increased. Persons travelling to Malta from countries which are in green zone will either be required to present a swab testing negative or have it done in Malta.
The Prime Minister asked the public to take care of one another so we can start on the road to normalcy with consistency to the vaccination and mitigation plans.
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