94 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 110 recoveries

Dec 18 2020

Malta has registered 94 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,558 swab tests, while 110 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

Details on new active cases will be given by Prof Charmaine Gauci at 12:30, which will be streamed on saħħa.

To date, Malta has registered 11,569 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 9,780 have recovered, 183 died and 1,606 are still active.

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Flights between Malta and Libya in discussion of restart

Dec 18 2020

After a number of years of having no flights operated by AirMalta to Libya, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has been discussing the possibility of re-opening flights to Libya.

This happened after a series of discussions with Libyan Deputy Home Affairs Minister Al Shaibani between the 15th and the 17th of December.

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Ponte Ferries will be offering a new ferry service to Sicily next summer

Dec 18 2020

Ponte Ferries will be operating a brand new fast ferry service between Malta and Sicily next summer!

The ferry will travel from Malta to Augusta which is 30 minutes away from Catania.

Ponte ferries will be a needed competitor in this area.

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Marsa-Ħamrun bypass to be resurfaced after failing test

Dec 18 2020

Marsa-Ħamrun bypass and Blue Grotto avenue are to be resurfaced after failing a quality test and having apparently not followed surface regularity standards.

The contractors who laid the asphalt have been ordered to re-do the work out of their own pockets.

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