86 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 56 recoveries

54 COVID-19 cases registered with 57 recoveries

Aug 19 2021

Malta has registered 86 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,496 swab tests, while 56 patients have recovered. Two deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Wednesday 18th August 2021, 788,292 vaccine doses were administered of which 409,498 were 1st doses. 407,154 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 35,602 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 34,128 have recovered, 435 died and 643 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 32 COVID-19 positive patients, two of whom is in the ITU.

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Local racer Zach Zammit finishes first in historic Walsh hill climb

Aug 19 2021

Over the weekend, local racer Zach Zammit continued his amazing form by coming in first at the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb. The Maltese Hill Climb champion finished in 8th overall, a result that he can definitely build on in the future.

The driver finished the track with a time of 24.68 whilst 2nd and 3rd place drivers David Warburton and Charles Hall finished with times of 24.89 and 25.34 respectively. Reportedly Zach Zammit will be continuing his racing career in the UK. A big well-done to Zach for representing our country and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.

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Yorgen Fenech bail hearing judge bought yacht from Fenech’s father in 2008

Aug 19 2021

Documents have shown that judge Giovanni Grixti, the judge responsible for the decision of whether or not Yorgen Fenech should be given bail, had bought a 50-foot yacht from Fenech’s father George.

On Thursday, Matthew Caruana Galizia posted a transcript for the purchase of the yacht ‘Spensierata’ back in 2008, at which time Grixti was a magistrate before being appointed a judge in 2015.

Jason Azzopardi highlighted that the published documents are proof that Judge Grixti had conducted business with Fenech’s father, “the same judge who in 2019, told Simon Busuttil that the Panama Papers are speculation.”

The PN MP went on to state that the judge should have never been responsible for the decision to grant bail to Fenech. It has since been revealed that Fenech attempted to buy grenades, poison and pistols from the dark web a year after Caruana Galizia’s car bombing in 2017.

What do you make of this? Let us know in the comments!

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Hashtag United receive first ever transfer fee for a FIFA player

Aug 19 2021

Hashtag United, a FIFA and semi-professional football team have reportedly received two offers worth £100,000 for their star FIFA player Tom Leese.

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The 22-year old is regarded as one of the best, this year was one of his best ever years as he ended the season as the number 1 ranked player in the Global Series ranking. This deal if completed will be the first time a FIFA player will transfer from one club to another because of a transfer fee and not because their contract is expiring.

We wish Tom the best of luck whether it is at Hashtag United or not.

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