Calls for 5-day quarantine for fully vaccinated citizens await reply

Jul 25 2021

The Superintendence for Public Health has yet to issue a resolution on calls for a five-day isolation period for fully-vaccinated citizens after previously putting such an exception into effect for Mater Dei workers who came in contact with a COVID-19 case.

Calls have been made to enact a five-day quarantine instead of the current 14-day period, subject to a negative PCR test on the fifth day.

Malta’s Chamber of Commerce calling the blanket quarantine measures “totally unreasonable” due to failure to distinguish between vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.

The Chamber has also suggested that such measures are impacting productivity, especially in situations where remote working is not possible, going on to call for a more pragmatic approach.

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Another week of scorching heat expected to hit Malta

Jul 25 2021

According to popular local weather page ‘Malta Weather’, another scorching wave of heat is expected to hit the Maltese Islands in the coming week.

Are you looking forward to MORE HEAT? 😱🌬💨🌊🤔 The Maltese Islands are set for another SCORCHER as temperatures are…

Posted by Malta Weather on Friday, 23 July 2021

The page reports that temperatures are expected to feel as hot as 41°C almost every day due to a blast of hot air from Northern Africa.

Malta has consistently registered high temperatures this summer, with the country registering record-breaking temperatures back in June and remaining steadily hot throughout the course of summer.

Labour with 50,000 vote lead over PN, survey reveals

Jul 25 2021

Survey results published by the Times of Malta have revealed that The Labour Party currently has a 50,000 over PN, meaning that the party enjoys a solid 57% of the electorate.

This would mean that the gap between the political parties is 3.7% wider than the 2017 general election result, leaving a 15% gap between Malta’s two primary parties.

The survey, commissioned by Times of Malta, ran between July 17 and July 21 and is based on data compiled from 600 participants aged 16 or over and utilises machine learning to predict the electoral result with a margin of error of 4%.

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WATCH: Acts of Kindness: Beating the heat with FREE ICE-CREAM

Jul 24 2021

Beyond the myriad of benefits of living on this gorgeous Mediterranean island, one of the occasional drawbacks is that the scorching summer heat reaches record-high levels and the country literally becomes too hot to handle. Thankfully, this week, Malta Daily has set out on a mission to spread kindness and good vibes (and loads of other goodies!) across the island.

After weeks upon weeks of fight videos circulating on social media, we thought it was about time that everyone chills out, which is why Andrew and the team took to Sliema’ beaches to give out some delicious ice-creams provided by one of our partners, Sammontana.

Acts of Kindness #3 – Free Ice Creams from Sammontana. 🍦

After weeks upon weeks of weeks of fight videos circulating on social media, we thought it was about time that everyone chills out, which is why Andrew and the team took to Sliema's beaches to give out some delicious ice-creams provided by one of our partners Sammontana. 🍦#MaltaDaily #MaltaDailyActsofKindness

Posted by Malta Daily on Saturday, 24 July 2021

Receiving a free ice-cream is always a plus, but receiving it on the beach on a hot Maltese summer’s day is more than enough to incentivise someone to spread the kindness. So take that message home; understand that any single one of us may be going through a though day, week or period and it only takes a little effort and enthusiasm to make their days better.

Next time you’re having a bad dat, pay it forward and spread the kindness in the best way you can. You never know, someone might approach you with an act of kindness of their own.

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