Gudja United FC have taken to Facebook to announce the immediate suspension of any training session after a surge in COVID-19 amongst players.
The team reported that the cases emerged 5 days after suspension and the club has taken all necessary measures, including fumigation of the premises and is in constant contact with the MFA.
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In his first reaction interview with Malta Daily, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport and Voluntary Organisations Clifton Grima expressed his happiness with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, a tool with which we can finally battle the pandemic.
Grima also touched upon a topic close to his heart, sport, where he addressed the difficulty in having stadiums not able to open their doors to their supporters, reporting that he has been in talks with the relevant authorities on the issue.
The Parliamentary Secretary went on to state that if having the necessary respect to health and safety measures and enough space for each individual, one can start looking at the gradual return of the sports scene in Malta.
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Following the administration of Malta’s first COVID-19 vaccine on Infectious Diseases Unit nurse Rachel Grech, Gozo has also seen its first vaccination.
Gozo General Hospital nurse Felicienne Cini was the first Gozitan to receive the vaccine with Prime Minister Robert Abela, Health Minister Christ Fearne and Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri all present.
The first appointment letters providing the time and place of both doses will start being sent out from the 7th of January to individuals over the age of 85.
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Malta has registered 115 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,797 swab tests, while 128 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.
From yesterday’s cases; 34 cases were family members of previously known cases, 18 cases were contact of positive work colleagues, 7 cases were direct contacts with other positive cases and 8 cases were from social gatherings with other positive cases.
To date, Malta has registered 12,541 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 10,919 have recovered, 215 died and 1,407 are still active.
