AstraZeneca will be increasing vaccine production to EU countries

Feb 1 2021

AstraZeneca will be increasing its vaccine production by 30% for EU countries. The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen said in a Tweet that AstraZeneca will be sending 9 million additional doses and they will be delivered one week before schedule.

The company announced last week that only one-fourth of the doses will be delivered because of a problem at one of their factories. However, after extensive discussions, this has increased by 30%

Von Der Leyen also said that February and March are still expected to be periods of difficulty for the distribution of the vaccine.

Step forward on vaccines.@AstraZeneca will deliver 9 million additional doses in the first quarter (40 million in total) compared to last week’s offer & will start deliveries one week earlier than scheduled.

The company will also expand its manufacturing capacity in Europe.

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 31, 2021

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Qormi St. George Parish Church speaks out about request for the silencing of church bells

Feb 1 2021

St. George’s Church in Qormi has received a request to silence church bells between 10 PM in the evening and 6 AM the following morning.

The church has taken to Facebook to find support against the silencing of church bells. Church bells along with other elements of Maltese Culture are constantly being silenced and they are raising awareness about the fact that this is an important and integral part of Maltese Culture.

In a Facebook post, the association related to the church a petition has been shared in order to fight against this request. They’ve said that if this stops it will only be a matter of time before elements such as fireworks and marching bands will be silenced too.

https://www.facebook.com/KnisjaSanGorgQormi/posts/3926323710751779

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Graves of people who died while they were positive for COVID-19 can only be opened after 10 years

Feb 1 2021

Maltese Authorities have said that graves of people who died while they were positive for COVID-19 can only be opened after 10 years have passed.

In circumstances where it is possible for the deceased to be buried in the 24 hours after death, the Superintendent fr Public Health authorises the burial to happen within those 24 hours.

In circumstances where this is not possible, the process is a different one with specific measures being taken to ensure that no one will be at risk of contracting the virus.

Burials in public cemeteries are only happening at Addolorata Cemetery in Malta and at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Gozo.

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New scheme allocates 2 million for people who want to install a vertical garden on their facades

Feb 1 2021

A new government scheme will be allocating 2 million for people who want to install a vertical garden on their facades.

Minister for the Environment and Climate Change and Planning, Aaron Farrugia, explained that the government will be financing all the expenses related to this project. Green Facades, Vertical Gardens and Retro Fitting of front gardens are all options within this scheme.

People who already have front gardens can also benefit from this scheme.

Minister Aaron Farrugia also posted a few days ago that 10,000 plants have been added to the Marsa industrial zone. He added that vertical gardens are not only a plus aesthetically but also environmentally.

Dalgħodu twaħħlu 1️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ pjanta fil-ġnien vertikali taż-żona industrijali tal-#Marsa 🌱. Il-ġonna vertikali…

Posted by Aaron Farrugia on Friday, 29 January 2021

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