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706 fined for not wearing mask, no quarantine breaches found

Mar 8 2021 Share

Over the past 7 days, over 700 fines were handed out to people who were not wearing a mask. All these fines accounted for 90% of fines issued in the period in relation to COVID-19. The authorities carried out 5,768 inspections, with 789 fines issued for law breaches. 706 were related to legal notices regulating use of face masks.

56 people were also fined for meeting in groups larger than the required maximum of 6. Banned events and establishments were the rest of said fines. Other than this, no quarantine was found to have been breached from all 2,910 inspections.

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Hamrun celebrations which abided to COVID-19 regulations

Mar 8 2021 Share

After Hamrun Spartans won the Premier League game versus Hibernians, some mixed reactions popped up, especially on social media, as to how some decided to celebrate the victory. However, some other celebrations occurred which still abided by the mitigations that did not get the spotlight.

Some celebrated from their balconies, waving the banner in support of their team. Many more also decided to drive around in their cars, also waving flags, and thus keeping a safe distance from other participants. These participants also admitted that some overstepped and broke the restrictions, but that this should not shed bad light on all.

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Malta Police Force awaiting clarification on mask laws from health authorities

Mar 8 2021 Share

After a number of fines were allegedly issued over the weekend to people removing their masks to eat, drink or smoke over the weekend, Malta Daily contacted the Malta Police Force for further clarification.

An official of the Malta Police Force stated that the Force is awaiting further clarification from the health authorities regarding mask-wearing in public.

In the past the few days, concerns were raised over the perceived discrepancies related to mask-wearing, especially in the face of potential penalisation.

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Maltese swimmers achieve several records in Slovakian Grand Prix

Mar 8 2021 Share

The Maltese Swimming team achieved several milestones in Slovakia during swimming Grand Prix. The second day of the competition saw several national records being established by Maltese athletes in the respective age groups.

Thomas Wareing established the new national record in the individual medley with a time of 4:37.71, beating the record he himself established in August 2020. Maya Galea established the new record in Age Group D in the 200m Breastroke whilst Sasha Gatt established a time of 16:53:34 in the 1500m Freestyle. And last but not least, Michela Portelli achieved a record in the 100m Butterfly for Age Group C with a time of 1:06.84.

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