Chris Fearne announces over-40s vaccine invites

Apr 21 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne confirmed that people over 40 years of age will be getting the invitations for vaccination. The Health Minister addressed the news during a health clinic inauguration in Birkirkara. Malta has administered 288,797 vaccines so far, of which 90,173 were second doses. Over 90,000 people are fully vaccinated as of today.

In other related news, Malta has just registered the first three cases of the Brazilian variant. Malta registered 24 new cases today, with 522 cases still active and 411 total deaths as of 21st April 2021.

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Featured Photo: Chris Fearne FB, Shvets

Queen Elizabeth turns 95 just days after Prince Philip’s funeral

Apr 21 2021

Queen Elizabeth II has just turned 95, approximately two weeks after her husband Prince Philip’s passing at 99 years of age. The image of a monarch widow in black on the grounds of Windsor Castle captivated all those who witnessed. Queen Elizabeth is currently the longest-serving monarch in British history, and she will have to continue the remainder of her reign without her husband. Elizabeth was crowned on June 2nd 1953 at the age of 25.

With a reign lasting almost seven decades, the then-princess Elizabeth met her future husband Philip during a royal visit to Dartmouth Naval College in 1939. The engagement came on her 21st birthday in April 1947. The two raised four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

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€1,800,000 investment for Misrah il-Parrocca in Mellieha

Apr 21 2021

Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo took to Facebook to announce the regeneration of Misrah il-Parrocca, Mellieha’s parish square. The €1,800,000 investment will go into the refurbishment of the Mellieha square and historical centre. Infrastructure Malta will be assissting the Tourism Ministry in this new development.

🆕 Regeneration of Misrah il-Parrocca, #Mellieha's parish ⛪️ square, announced. 👷‍♀️ We are assisting the #Tourism…

Posted by Infrastructure Malta on Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Minister Clayton Bartolo stated that the square is something he holds dear to himself, having played a major role in his childhood. He added that the project has been anticipated for around 25 years. The investment will see an increase in accessibility to the square along with a better livelihood for all familial residents in Mellieha.

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Featured Photos: Clayton Bartolo FB, Infrastructure Malta FB

France first EU member to start COVID-19 digital travel certificate testing

Apr 21 2021

The first EU member state to initiate the testing of a digital COVID-19 travel certificate will be France. As part of a Europe-wide scheme, Brussels hopes it will allow people to travel more safely and freely within the bloc by summertime. Part of France’s contact tracing programme is an app called TousAntiCovid, and it has been upgraded to store negative COVID-19 test results on travellers’ phones.

The trial will be extended from April 29th to include vaccination certificates, with the system eventually being adopted for public events such as festivals and concerts, with an exception being bars and restaurants. The French trial will form one part of a ‘reinforced, consolidated, and standardised Europe-wide system. Such certificates and systems are crucial for various EU countries whose economies have been immensely impacted by the pandemic.

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Featured Photo: The Guardian