Around 4,400 elderly home residents & workers begin vaccination process

Jan 8 2021

Around 4,400 residents of 37 elderly homes as well as workers of said homes have begun the COVID-19 vaccination process.

Approximately 70 daily vaccinations are being administered to residents and workers at St. Vincent de Paule Residence with daily doses going up to 140 within three weeks.

Minister for the Elderly and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia reiterated plans of structured administration due to the vaccine requiring two doses, while also acknowledging the possibility of any side effects.

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Travelling to England now requires a negative COVID-19 test

Jan 8 2021

People travelling to England will now have to present a negative COVID-19 test at least 72 hours before their departure for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.

This new rule applies for both UK nationals and foreign travellers who are travelling to England via boat, plane and train and failure to present a negative test on arrival may result in fines of up to $500.

Travellers will also have to fill out a Passenger Locator Form as the country continues to battle the testing effects of the pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a lockdown a lockdown until mid-February.

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US Capitol Police Chief to resign after criticism for lack of protest control

Jan 8 2021

US Capitol chief of police Steven Sund will resign on January 16 following the aftermath of the protests which saw pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol building leading to a number of deaths.

Sund’s resignation follows Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s call for Sund to resign, highlighting a lack of leadership in high-ranking officials.

President-elect Joe Biden stated that police may have been more forceful had the individuals been part of the Black Lives Matter movement, addressing the dark social issues going on in the US at the moment.

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Teachers’ strike persists as minister appeals for ‘good sense’

Jan 8 2021

As the teachers’ strike enters its second day, the Malta Union of Teachers maintains its stance on the industrial action as Education Minister Justyne Caruana appealed for good sense.

In a recorded segment of Xtra on TVM, the Minister criticised the abrupt industrial action after talks with the MUT resulted inconclusive.

Talks between the Union and the Prime Minister are set to continue today as the MUT maintain their stance on a post published to Facebook earlier today.

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