Earth Garden postponed to 2022

Mar 1 2021

The staff behind the popular festival Earth Garden have announced that it will be once again postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earth Garden has been one of Malta’s biggest alternative festivals, held annually since 2007 at National Park in Ta’ Qali.

With a heavy heart we have to once again announce that this year's Earth Garden edition will not be happening. This is…

Posted by Earth Garden on Monday, 1 March 2021

The team posted on Facebook that ‘large scale events such as Earth Garden are not a realistic eventuality for 2021.’ The event had already been cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. They did however mention working on something on a smaller scale. ‘Earth Garden is here to stay’ they said, ‘but your safety comes first.’

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COVID-19 Public Helpline currently down due to technical difficulties

Mar 1 2021

The Health Authorities have issued a notice that their 111 Public Health Helpline is currently down as they are ‘experiencing technical difficulties’.

The 111 helpline is used mainly to book COVID-19 swab tests and inquire regarding any COVID-related issues and the Health Authorities are doing their utmost to fix the situation as soon as possible.

The Government’s 145 COVID-19 vaccine helpline is also unavailable at the moment due to being overwhelmed with calls.

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The Queen’s Gambit wins Best Limited Series at 2021 Golden Globes

Mar 1 2021

Along with winning the Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, lead actress of the same series Anya Taylor-Joy received the award for Best Actress in a Limited Series. The Queen’s Gambit was an immediate hit with brilliant performances as it recounted the life of Beth Harmon, an orphaned chess prodigy in the 1960s US.

The Netflix series is itself based on a previous 1983 novel of the same name written by Walter Tevis. Beth Harmon navigates the male-dominated chess profession whilst also investigating the effects of drugs and alcohol. The 78th Golden Globe also saw victories for Sacha Baron Cohen for Actor in a motion picture and Pixar’s Soul for best original score and best animated film.

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175 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 216 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries

Mar 1 2021

Malta has registered 175 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,871 swab tests, while 216 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Sunday 28th February 2021, 79,624 vaccine doses were administered of which 28,048 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 22,657 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 19,663 have recovered, 316 died and 2,678 are still active.

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