Could this busy Hamrun main road be converted into a pedestrian square?

Apr 23 2021

Hamrun has become somewhat of a cultural hub in the centre of Malta, with its main road accommodating thousands of cars on a daily basis, but Hamrun mayor Christian Sammut has proposed an idea which may change the locality forever.

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Posted by Christian Sammut on Friday, 23 April 2021

The mayor posted an artistic render created by Steve Compagno which envisions the area from the San Gejtanu Church to St. Paul’s Square being converted into a pedestrian square and ‘prioritising the people.’

Albeit some raised some questions about potential traffic issues, the transformation seems to be welcomed by residents of the locality and could truly breathe new life into Hamrun.

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33 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 38 recoveries

Apr 23 2021

Malta has registered 33 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,804 swab tests, while 38 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 22nd April 2021, 301,594 vaccine doses were administered of which 96,631 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 30,129 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 29,204 have recovered, 412 died and 513 are still active.

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Police investigating sales of fake COVID-19 tests

Apr 23 2021

The Malta Police Force has launched an investigation into the sale and distribution of fake COVID-19 tests to people wanting to go back to their country.

It was revealed that various falsification methods were being utilised, amongst them cases of forging old certificates, with criminal circles selling them.

Over the past few months, the Police took multiple people to court on the matter, amongst them 26-year-old Euredice Annelatt Olijfveld who plead guilty for trying to leave Malta via a false COVID-19 certificate.

The person in question was fined €500.

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Photo Source: Polina Tankilevitch

Pregnant women in Malta still not eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 23 2021

Despite medical reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that the vaccine raises no safety concerns for pregnant women, Health Minister Chris Fearne has said that Malta will not be changing its position on the issue.

Albeit being received with mixed reactions, Fearne went on to state that the country will continue to follow advice from the European Medicines Agency.

The Health Authorities previously advised women to postpone pregnancies by two months after being inoculated, going on to withdraw the advice after reviews from the World Health Organisation.

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Photo Source: Jonathan Borba