Contact sports prohibited for children aged 16 and under amongst other COVID-19 measures

Mar 4 2021

During today’s press conference regarding the current COVID-19 situation, it was announced that contact sports will now be prohibited for children aged 16 and under, amongst other measures. Individuals aged over 16 will still be able to participate in contact sports.

It was also reported that government and public sectors will shift to teleworking while private sectors were encouraged.

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne reported that all front-liners have been inoculated while 80% of citizens aged 80 and over have been inoculated as the current vaccination system progresses.

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BREAKING: Restaurants to only provide take-away services starting tomorrow

Mar 4 2021

In today’s press conference addressed by Prime Minister Robert Abela, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne and Superintendent for Public Health addressed the recent increase in COVID-19, one of the main reasons being the entry of virus variants.

Effective tomorrow Friday 5th, restaurants, kiosks and snack bars will be open only to offer take-away services, bars and band clubs will remain closed while accommodations will only be able to cater to residents.

Abela also stated that the fine for breaking COVID-19 measures will double, amounting to €6,000 and stated that private events should only be limited to a maximum of four households, amongst other measures.

Restaurants, bars and kiosks will also be once again eligible to receive to government’s wage supplement.

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362 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 230 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries

Mar 4 2021

Malta has registered 362 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 4,146 swab tests, while 230 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Wednesday 3rd March 2021, 86,854 vaccine doses were administered of which 30,329 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 23,588 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 20,135 have recovered, 325 died and 3,128 are still active.

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Over 2,300 fines given to people breaking COVID-19 rules since January

Mar 4 2021

Since the beginning of 2021, the Malta Police force along with LESA have distributed 2,300 fines related to the breaking of COVID-19 rules in Malta.

This was reported by Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri during his statement regarding the enforcement of COVID-19 measures and stated that while the enforcement is happening, it requires collaboration with the community.

When asked regarding the electric chair in prison, the Minister stated that the chair was used only once to avoid a prisoner’s actions in harming himself or others.

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