Here are the COVID measures easing today

Feb 7 2022

As of today Monday 7th February 2022, vaccine certificates will no longer be mandatory for:

Restaurants
Snack Bars
Band Clubs

Also as of today;

Measure limiting 4 households in homes and private residences will be removed.
Mater Dei visitations will be extended with more details being issued.
Vaccine certificates from Maldives and Jordan will be recognised for travel.

This was announced by Health Minister Chris Fearne late last month. This measure easing will be followed by more removal of restrictions on the 14th of February. This will see vaccine certificates not remaining mandatory for bars, gyms and pools.

14th of February will also allow people with valid certificates coming from dark red countries to quarantine at a reduced period of 10 days.

More measures will be amended, with Fearne outlining a roadmap going well into April. This, however, highly depends on the epidemiological situation – increases in active cases, or more importantly, hospitalisations and deaths, could see a reversal of the measure easing.

Today’s measure easing was also met with considerable critique. After the restrictions came into effect on the 17th of January, the ‘quick’ reversal resulted in many critiquing the health authorities’ decisions, but Fearne defended the easing, saying the cases decreased due to the booster.

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Profiles of a Valentine’s nightmare date | by Ed’s Common Sense

Feb 6 2022

With Valentine’s Day coming up, some of you may be going into a nightmare date without even knowing it and sometimes it’s hard spotting the red flags. Thankfully this week, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Edward Curmi is here to highlight some warning signs of a nightmare date for Valentine’s Day.

Too mysterious.
They cannot be found on social media and tend to have difficulty disclosing their personal information to you.

Too clingy.
They quickly express strong feelings of love and even tell you they love you after one date.

Too unreliable.
When push comes to shove they find a million reasons or excuses not to meet you.

Too heavy-going.
They have a lot of emotional baggage and burden you with their personal drama.

Too demanding.
Someone who needs your money. Obviously, someone who tries to hook up with you as they need you to support their financial challenges is clearly a no-no!

Too controlling.
Someone who doesn’t allow you to be yourself and expects your complete attention and devotion whilst expecting you to be at their beck and call when it’s convenient for them.

Send this to someone who’s notorious for going on bad dates.

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These are your X-Factor Malta finalists for next Saturday!

Feb 6 2022

After the semi-finals of XFactor Malta, the finalists have been chosen – Cheryl Balzan, Drakard, Lisa Gauci and Ryan Hili.

Timea Farr and Ceci & Kriss were the contestants eliminated. The sister duo and Farr all gave their best performances, but the public had to vote and that meant the three contestants had to go home.

Timea absolutely owned the stage with a deep and mature voice for every night, showing her absolute versatility in sing-off after sing-off, even taking on Adele’s Easy On Me during the semi-final.

Ceci & Kriss brought an intriguing skill to the XFactor stage, becoming an absolute crowd favourite. Their approach to various songs, from local hits to world-renowned tracks, Ceci & Kriss were a force to be reckoned with.

Alas, their elimination meant that Lisa, Drakard, Ryan and Cheryl will be going on to the final night. Lisa will be representing Ivan Grech’s ‘Girls’ category, whereas Ryan and Drakard will be representing Howard Keith’s ‘Boys’.

Cheryl will be representing Ira Losco’s ‘Overs’ category, meaning that Philippa Naudi has no competitors taking on the final. All contestants remaining are absolute power-houses in their own right, and they will be competing for the title of X-Factor Malta next Saturday.

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Senegal beat Egypt on penalties to win first ever African Cup of Nations

Feb 6 2022

Senegal have won their first ever African Cup of Nations, beating North African country Egypt on penalties. The match was built up as a battle between the two Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah, with both players starring for their respective countries. Senegal were the runners up in the last African Cup of Nations, losing out to Algeria in the final.

The match was very tight as both teams couldn’t score in the 120 minutes available. Egypt keeper Gabaski was awarded the man of the match for keeping his country in the game, saving various Senegalese chances including an early penalty from Sadio Mane.

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The whole match was dominated by Senegal. Their quick and tricky attack including wingers Sadio Mane and Ismaïla Sarr and their strong defense including captain Salidou Koulibaly and Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy helped them take control of every aspect of the match.

Egypt star Mohammed Salah tried with all his efforts to influence the game but he didn’t do enough to hurt the Senegalese defense. All the clear cut chances of the game were Senegal’s, including a missed penalty in the 7th minute of the game. The match couldn’t be decided even after extra time, so penalties were needed.

The penalties ended 4-2 in favour to Senegal with Sadio Mane this time scoring the decisive penalty. Usual Egypt and Liverpool penalty taker Mohammed Salah didn’t get a chance to take a penalty as he was waiting for the 5th and usually most important penalty.

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