94 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 219 recoveries

Jul 31 2021

Malta has registered 94 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,483 swab tests, while 219 patients have recovered. No 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 Friday 30th July 2021, 758,252 vaccine doses were administered of which 399,261 were 1st doses. 380,927 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 34,295 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 31,629 have recovered, 423 died and 1,847 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 30 COVID-19 positive patients, two of whom are in the ITU.

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Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ surpasses one billion views on YouTube

Jul 31 2021

Strongly regarded as one of the world’s most popular memes, Ricky Astley’s hit 1987 single ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has surpassed one billion views on YouTube and Astley is buzzing.

The song itself went on to become a global number one, the UK’s best-selling single of 1987 and contributed to making Astley a household name, to which he posted on Instagram in sheer excitement. In a reaction to the enormous milestone singer shared that “the world is a wonderful and beautiful place, and I am very lucky.”

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The song rose in popularity again in the mid-2000s after it shifted into the ‘rickrolling’ meme, where the song link is sent to someone as a surprise or pops up somewhere unexpectedly.

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54% of Malta’s social housing blocks improved since 2017

“Malta deserves better” Luke Chetcuti addresses Nordic Bar situation

Jul 31 2021

Following the recent controversy surrounding a bouncer’s alleged attack on two women in Nordic Bar St. Julian’s for sharing a kiss, Hugo’s Group CEO Luke Chetcuti has issued a response on the matter.

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Chetcuti made reference to multiple media reports along with posts by personalities and politicians including Cyrus Engerer and Clayton Mercieca, whom he tagged, ensuring that Nordic and the rest of his establishments have strict policies to ensure respect to customers “irrelevant of their social background, race, and sexual orientation.”

The Hugo’s Group boss went on to condemn the ‘shameful and irresponsible’ posts which tarnish the reputation of the struggling business with “unverified facts, blatant lies and false allegations”.

The issue was first addressed by the Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) after reposting the woman’s post and advising the community to avoid such a venue with politicians like Cyrus Engerer also being amongst the first to address the situation.

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