Chris Fearne and Charmaine Gauci to address conference at 11.30AM

Chris Fearne and Charmaine Gauci to address conference at 11.30PM

Dec 23 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne, together with Superintendent for Public Health Prof. Charmaine Gauci will address a conference at 11.30am today.

The conference will be streamed on the Health Ministry’s Facebook page, amongst other outlets, and will reportedly have Fearne and Gauci introduce new COVID-19 measures in Malta in the midst of a surge in cases.

Reports have emerged stating that the conference will address the current COVID-19 situation in Malta after 582 new COVID-19 cases were registered yesterday. Malta Daily will be covering the conference.

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Government’s handling of COVID-19 is “hugely irresponsible”, says Bernard Grech

Dec 23 2021

Opposition leader has called the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta “hugely irresponsible” after Malta registered a record-high 582 cases in just one day.

During an interview on NET Live, Grech stated that Prime Minister Robert Abela and Health Minister Chris Fearne have been irresponsible and dishonest in their handling of the COVID-19 situation in Malta. The Nationalist Party leader highlighted how rather than being honest with the people, “they are just letting things slide”, in the face of huge uncertainties.

During the interview, Grech also touched upon Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri’s US Ban and Justyne Caruana’s resignation from her Education Minister quote. On the latter, Grech stated: “Tell me how a person who resigned twice in her political career was ever a good candidate to be minister in the first place.”

Do you agree with the Opposition leader?

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Omicron COVID-19 variant spreads faster but with less severe consequences

Dec 23 2021

Recent studies conducted in the UK and South Africa have concluded that the Omicron COVID-19 variant has less severe consequences on people’s health.

Early results have shown that hospital treatment is required less when individuals contract the Omicron variant, as opposed to other variants, with a decrease of up to 70% on occasion.

Despite this, concerns remain persistent because, despite Omicron having less severe consequences, high hospitalisation numbers may put pressure on national health care systems as infections continue to rise.

So far, the Omicron variant has not arrived in Malta as authorities continue to call for individuals to receive their booster jab.

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Serious traffic incident in Mosta leaves 19-year-old grievously injured; 2 with serious injuries

Dec 23 2021

On Wednesday evening, at around 9PM, the Malta Police Force was informed of a serious road traffic incident in Valletta Road, Mosta.

Preliminary investigations found that a 19-year-old Mosta resident was driving a Toyota Corolla, lost control and crashed into a Smart being driven by a 38-year-old woman who resides in Attard. Another 19-year-old from St. Paul’s Bay accompanied the Corolla driver, all of whom were seen by a medical team and members of Civil Protection.

The individuals were taken to Mater Dei via ambulance, with the St. Paul’s Bay resident was confirmed to have suffered serious injuries while the other two sustained grievous injuries.

Police Magistrate Dr. Leonard Caruana LL.D opened an inquiry as police investigations are currently ongoing.

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