All COVID-19 restrictions lifted in the UK despite scientist warnings

All COVID-10 restrictions lifted in the UK despite scientist warnings

Jul 19 2021

In a move condemned by scientists and despite a surge in cases, the British government has officially lifted all pandemic restrictions in England. This includes mask wearing and social distancing, with nightclubs also able to reopen for the first time since the UK went into lockdown in March of last year. The move was not met positively by scientists who warn that the move will push the surging pandemic further and risk creating more dangerous and easily transmissible variants.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, currently in isolation following the health minister’s positive testing, urged people to remain cautious. The government is relying heavily on the vaccine rollout curbing the spread as infections continue to spike. This move could either inspire other countries with high vaccination rates to do the same if successful or risk variants resistant to vaccines emerging. Leading international scientists labelled England’s so-called ‘Freedom Day’ as a global threat. The population seems locked between craving the need to dance in clubs and an uncertain sense of doom.

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Silence on Chris Peregin’s PN wage amidst employee concerns

Jul 19 2021

The Nationalist Party has not disclosed the wage packet offered to Lovin Malta founder and former CEO Christian Peregin. Peregin has been employed as chief strategist for the Opposition, with his shareholding of Lovin Malta currently in the process of being shed. A PN spokesperson, when asked about what wage Peregin will be receiving and whether or not it will be financed by the party or private donors, stated that this is of confidential nature. This has caused internal dismay among party members, who have had to endure cost cutting due to the party’s financial difficulties.

MaltaToday reported that PN media employees were concerned for their jobs when news hit that Peregin would be joining the party. This was spurred due to Peregin’s Lovin Malta campaign against political party media – a campaign that culminated in a still ongoing constitutional case. Opposition leader Bernard Grech had to, according to a spokesperson reporting to MaltaToday, meet party employees to curb any fears that might have arisen.

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Photo Source: Bernard Grech FB, Christian Peregin FB

Active Ageing Minister Michael Farrugia tests positive for COVID-19

Jul 19 2021

Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has undertaken a two-week quarantine. The Minister himself announced the news on Facebook, stating that despite him being in quarantine, his offices will still be operating should any people require his services.

Farrugia found out out the news on Sunday afternoon after taking a swab test. It is also understood that the minister, who is also a doctor, had taken the COVID-19 vaccine.

Malta is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 daily and active cases.

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Photo Source: Tabib Michael Farrugia FB

Yet another week of scorching heat for the Maltese islands

Jul 19 2021

The Weather Page Malta reported that it is set to feel hotter once again across Malta and Gozo. With northwesterly winds fading away, the Sahara desert heat is returning to cook Malta’s temperatures. It will thankfully feel less hot than Malta’s previous record-breaking heatwave.

The temperature is still however set to feel as hot as 36 degrees Celsius by the weekend, fluctuating between 32 and 36 throughout. UV is set to remain at a constant UV 10.

The temperatures of course come with warnings to stay hydrated, avoid the sun’s peak times as much as possible and, with the advent of COVID-19, adhere to health regulations as much as possible whilst enjoying one’s summer.

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