Colosseum getting new floor with gladiator’s view

May 3 2021

The Italian government has approved plans to have Rome’s Colosseum furnished with a brand new floor, giving visitors the opportunity to stand where the gladiators once stood and fought. The retractable, wooden floor was approved for building on Sunday by Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and is expected to finish by 2023. The monument currently has no floor as archaeologists removed it in the 19th century to expose the underground tunnels which housed gladiators and animals.

Franceschini stated that the refurbishment will give a new perspective to the 2000 year old monument. Cultural events could also be held in the Colosseum once the project restores it to its former glory. The largest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire could house crowds of up to 50,000 people in its glory, yet bloody, days.

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Photo Source: Dario Franceschini

Intensely hot summer expected for Malta

May 3 2021

It seems as though the Maltese islands will be basking in an intensely hot sun this summer. A North African anticyclone has dominated the Mediterranean, boosting up the number of days which will have a maximum temperature above 35°C.

If all that heat is not your thing, a comparatively cooler pool of air is predicted to settle over the Libyan Sea. This could lead to some unusual weather instability especially across the central Mediterranean, putting Malta front and centre. The confidence in this forecast is set at 60%, meaning it is a moderate prediction.

Are you exciting for this summer’s heat, or are you already counting the days before the next winter?

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Photo Source: Lonely Planet

35 COVID-19 cases registered with 16 recoveries

May 3 2021

Malta has registered 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,550 swab tests, while 16 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Monday 3rd May 2021, 341,909 vaccine doses were administered of which 108,716 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 30,354 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 29,658 have recovered, 416 died and 280 are still active.

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150 fines handed out for COVID-19 breaches over the weekend

May 3 2021

Around 150 people were fined by the authorities throughout the weekend following reports of crowds in Pembroke and Mellieha. Whilst addressing the health measure breaches, a police officer was also attacked and slightly injured in the process. Several people were found drinking at the Natura 2000 site in Pembroke, with those present trying to escape upon witnessing the police.

80 fines were issued related to mask-wearing measure breaches and amount of people allowed together in groups. 35 people were fined when at around 2am on Sunday more people were found drinking on the rocks. A private residence was also found to have housed 35 people on Friday after reports were received when loud music was heard.

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Photo Source: Malta Police Force FB