Boris Johnson gives two thumbs up after receiving first AstraZeneca jab

Mar 20 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and signed off his inoculation session with an affirming two thumbs up.

I've just received my first Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine dose.

Thank you to all of the incredible scientists, NHS staff and volunteers who helped make this happen.

Getting the jab is the best thing we can do to get back to the lives we miss so much.

Let's get the jab done. pic.twitter.com/mQCTMAkB8d

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 19, 2021

Johnson received the jab at St. Thomas Hospital in London, where he was admitted to receive intensive care after contracting the virus back in April.

Following the jab, the Prime Minister stated “I literally did not feel a thing and so it was very good, very quick and I cannot recommend it too highly.”

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Għajnsielem church pays respect to COVID-19 victims with over 800 crosses

Mar 20 2021

An Għajnsielem church courtyard has been decorated with over 800 crosses made up of recycled wood to pay respect to COVID-19 victims and their families during the second Holy Week in the pandemic.

Vice Mayor Franco Ciangura expressed how this pandemic has effected everyone in some form or other and that the installation was created to create a particular atmosphere during sunset and salutes those who died of COVID-19 with the white crosses.

The installation was possible through help from various voluntary organisations like the Għajnsielem Drama Group and the Għaqda Armar Għajsnielem, along with the local council and church.

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Joe Biden ‘just fine’ after stumbling up steps of Air Force One

Mar 20 2021

United States President Joe Biden is reportedly ‘just fine’ after stumbling up the steps of Air Force One, with the video making the rounds on the internet soon after.

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78-year-old Biden is the oldest-ever US president and managed to get up unscathed from the fall, but is not the first president to have stumbled up or down the stairs of Air Force One.

Back in 1975, president Gerald Ford slipped and fell in Salzburg, Austria due a wet ramp with Barack Obama nearly meeting the same fate in 2015.

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Car catches fire after coast road incident

Mar 20 2021

Yesterday afternoon, two cars were engaged in a traffic accident on the Coast Road at around 4pm.

It is reported that there were no fatalities but one of the cars was caught on video catching fire.

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The police soon arrived on the scene to take control of the situation where the fire was eventually put out.

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