Australia goes one week without recording any new COVID-19 cases

Jan 25 2021

As of 24 January 2021, Australia had gone one week without registering any new local cases of COVID-19, with only four infections being reported from hotel quarantine in New South Wales and Victoria.

Australia is currently on track with rolling out the Pfizer vaccine from February onwards, despite international shortages, with authorities stating that they have the virus under control in Australia.

Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt stated that the country has “the capacity and the will to lead the world in taking up COVID-19 vaccines”, while health officials stressing that testing rates remain low.

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Hamrun vs. Valletta to be televised as ‘a gift to all Hamrun supporters’

Jan 25 2021

This portal has been informed by Hamrun Spartans FC Committee members that the Hamrun vs Valletta match will be broadcast on television.

It is reported that the transmission of the match is in collaboration and thanks to JPortelli Projects as ‘a gift to all Hamrun supporters’.

This announcement will surely be welcomed with a sigh of relief from Maltese football fanatics after the dismissal of fans from stadiums due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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PM Robert Abela confident that vaccine shortage will not affect Malta

Jan 25 2021

Following announcements from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca about impending vaccine shortages for member states of the European Union, the Government is in negotiations to ensure that the shortage does not impact Malta.

When asked about the issue by the Times of Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela stated that this is not a particular issue for Malta, highlighting Malta’s proactive nature in the inoculation process, going on to state that he is confident that the shortage will not impact Malta.

The government’s current plan is to achieve herd immunity by summer 2021.

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Bernie Sanders turned his Inauguration Day meme into a sweatshirt for charity

Jan 25 2021

Bernie Sanders may have had the coverage of his lifetime in the past few days after his inauguration day photo wearing his hand-knitted mittens went viral around the world.

After days of being memed into oblivion, Sanders seized the opportunity to turn the meme into a charitable cause by selling printed sweatshirts for $45, of which profits will go to Meals on Wheels Vermont, an organisation delivering meals to individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities under 60.

Addressing his Inauguration Day outfit, Sanders stated: ‘I was just sitting there trying to keep warm, trying to pay attention to what was going on.’