Dr Anton Grech in charge of new Corradino Correctional Facility evaluation board

Aug 9 2021

Following news of an attempted suicide by a prison inmate which caused social media uproar, Psychiatrist Dr Anton Grech was set up as chairman of a board which will evaluate the internal procedures at Corradino Correctional Facility. Grech will be joined by medical doctor Dr George Grech and academic Dr Janice Formosa.

The latter offered her resignation from the Board of Governors of the Corradino Correctional Facility at Kordin in order to, according to the Ministry for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement, serve on this board. All this is being done in the light of the reforms which have taken place over the last few months in which the Agency for Correctional Services has doubled the number of professionals who create a programme for each prisoner.

Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement Byron Camilleri is set to receive proposals based on the following concerns within 60 days:

Scrutiny of procedures followed by the Agency with regard to assessing the mental and physical health of each inmate as they are admitted to the facility.
Scrutiny of procedures followed by the Agency which concern the mental and physical well-being of the prisoners whilst serving their sentence
Scrutiny of Agency’s procedures when prisoners are release from Mount Carmel Hospital and returned to Corradino
Scrutiny of all procedures, policies and regulations when it comes to rehabilitation of prisoners and;
Scrutiny of the measures of suicide prevention

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56 COVID-19 cases registered with 121 recoveries

54 COVID-19 cases registered with 57 recoveries

Aug 9 2021

Malta has registered 56 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,615 swab tests, while 121 patients have recovered. 2 deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Sunday 9th August 2021, 774,907 vaccine doses were administered of which 404,461 were 1st doses. 396,160 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 34,902 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 33,200 have recovered, 428 died and 878 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 38 COVID-19 positive patients, five of whom are in the ITU. The average age of yesterday’s cases was 33.

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Italy’s year of dominance continues with Olympic gold in 4x100m

Aug 9 2021

Last Friday, Italy continued their year of dominance by winning gold at the 4x100m relay race. The Italians won the race over the British by only one hundredth of a second. This is the second time the Italians beat the British in a final after the Azzuri beat them over penalties in the Euros 2020 final. The Italian relay team was made up of Lorenzo Patta, Eseosa Desalu, Filippo Tortu and 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs.

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The team recorded a time of 37.50 seconds, breaking the national record. The silver and bronze podium finishes were filled up by Great Britain and Canada. Jamaica, who were one of the favourites, disappointed by coming in 5th behind China in 4th. This gold win, marked Italy’s 5th gold in track and field, making this Olympics Italy’s most decorated in track and field.

Star runner Marcell Jacobs also stated “I would never expect this before leaving, nobody would have expected that. Thank you Italy,” and that “This is the year of Italy, this is our year. We won the Eurovision, we won the football European championships, we won five gold medals (in athletics).”

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Summer 2021’s third heat wave commences before Santa Maria weekend

Aug 9 2021

As the Santa Maria weekend draws near, Malta has entered this summer’s third heatwave as temperatures soar up to 40 degrees Celsius. Some days feeling as sizzling as 41°C, the week is already set to a scorching start on Monday, with the highest temperature at 35°C set to feel like 38 degrees Celsius. But it will only get more fiery from there as straight through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the heat will feel like 42°C!

The temperatures will go down only slightly as the weekend approaches, but making it through these upcoming three days will require lots of water and an over-worked air conditioning system. Health authorities also advise against wandering out during the sun’s peak moments as the UV radiates at 10. Take care of yourselves out there! Splashing around in one of Malta’s pristine beaches should not come at the expense of one’s health.

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Photo Source: Radisson Blu Blog, Malta International Airport