Crowds flock to beaches as bars closed at 11pm

Oct 24 2020

On Friday 16th October, Maltese authorities had ordered all nightclubs and bars to close at 11pm, in an attempt to stem the new surge in coronavirus cases, which has killed 49 people in Malta to date.

Yesterday night, numerous people in Malta seemingly ignored social distancing guidelines as they still found a way to continue enjoying themselves after 11pm.

Photos and videos show beaches across Malta packed with people socialising and drinking despite warnings from public health experts.

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Two drivers were involved in a head-on crash this morning

Oct 23 2020

Police told TVM that the crash had taken place at 7 a.m. this morning in Hal Safi. The crash occurred between a Mercedes A180 driven by a 47-year-old man from Zurrieq and a Renault Captur crossover driven by a 21-year-old man from Msida.

The two men were rushed to the hospital, where they were certified to have suffered minor injuries.

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Google Releases Online Shopping Tools for Price Monitoring and Comparison

Oct 23 2020

Price Insights helps consumers to pick a product and sign up to be alerted anytime there is a price reduction, but it also searches the web to see if there are better deals available somewhere else. Pickup notifications have also been introduced to the feature. It indicates which stores let consumers pick up their goods at the counters or deliver them to their homes.

Google is steadily introducing its Price Insights platform to select regions before it becomes available around the globe.

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A reusable heated face mask for filtering and inactivating coronavirus

Oct 23 2020

The theory of this mask is: as a person wearing a mask breathes in and out, air flows through the mesh repeatedly, and any viral particles in the air are slowed down and discarded by mesh and high temperatures. Such a mask could be of benefit to health workers and members of the public in circumstances where social distancing would be impossible to achieve, such as a busy bus.

The design of this mask is completely new. Instead of mainly preventing the virus, it enables the virus to move through the mask, but slows it down and inactivates it.

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