Frontline worker exhausted and demands further sacrifice to mitigate COVID-19

Mar 10 2021

Johan Briffa, a frontline worker, takes to FaceBook to express his concerns about the current situation Malta finds itself in with 510 new COVID-19 cases and a spreading virus variant. In a short but powerful post accompanied with photos of himself working as front-liner, Briffa exclaims that he and his fellow colleagues have been tired out by the lack of responsibility.

Bazwartuna !! Issa capcpulna. Mhux ghax iddejjaqna li tirringrazzjawna, imma ma tistawx tirringrazzjawna minghajr ma…

Posted by Johan Briffa on Wednesday, 10 March 2021

He says that praising their work is not enough if no one is actually respecting the measures being imposed. He even critiques the finger pointing as to who caused the current situation and emphasises looking inwards at what mistakes the ones pointing actually made. He ends the statement by exclaiming that without sacrifice, the situation will either stay the same or worsen, and when everything crumbles, people will be left with no choice but to cry helplessly as it will be too late.

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‘Doctors now have to choose who will live and who will die’ claims MUMN President

Mar 10 2021

MUMN President Paul Pace has recently told The Malta Independent that doctors will now be forced to decide who will live and who will die. This statement emerges as the number of COVID-19 cases surges higher and reaches up to 510. Pace exclaimed to the The Malta Independent his favour for a lockdown measure and critiqued the choices made which brought Malta to this context in terms of COVID-19.

Pace expressed his concerns with scientific backing as to what the repercussions would entail should Malta not go into a lockdown. He even told the sources that the current mitigation measures did not produce the desired effect and the restrictions required are those which other countries ‘were not afraid to make’. With 5 ITUs open and full, Pace exclaimed that the current strain on healthcare system will force who gets the care and who will have to suffer and die.

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Two intensive care units opened and filled up in past 2 days

Mar 10 2021

With Malta seeing an influx of COVID-19 cases, having just reached the 510 mark, Mater Dei has opened 2 new ITUS in the past 2 days. The third one ITU opened today brings up the total to 5 in operation, as patients fill up the wards and healthcare workers struggle to deal with all those needing critical care. Times of Malta confirmed that the unit was opened up for use on Tuesday.

Sources from the healthcare system told Times of Malta that the ITUS cannot run by themselves and it requires specialised workers. With other patients suffering from other conditions needing critical care, the influx of patients is weighing heavily on the workers. The Association of Anaesthetists of Malta also claimed that the fifth ITU was practically filled up after just opening.

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Malta Union of Teachers convening over COVID-19 spread

Mar 10 2021

Given the rise of COVID-19 cases, with Malta registering 510 as of 10th March, the Malta Union of Teachers will be convening a council meeting this evening to pinpoint the next action required. During a press conference at midday, an industrial dispute with the government was registered by the union as the virus and the variant was spreading faster and cases increasing.

MUT president Marco Bonnici stated that the situation Malta finds itself in requires a complete change in regards to svictim to the variant and the vaccination programme for educators still has a long way to go. The MUT expressed its concern as cases seem to be increasing rather than diminishing, calling for further measures to mitigate it.

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