Hospital health workers will be the first to be vaccinated

Dec 19 2020

Hospital health workers will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccination upon its arrival to Malta, as confirmed by the health authorities.

Vaccines will be given on a staggered basis, not one department at a time, so that if any side effects occur, the department would not collapse completely. The same approach would be taken for elderly homes, those second-in-line for the vaccine.

Malta’s approach to administration of the COVID-19 is similar to that being taken in the United States, rather than the approach taken by the United Kingdom.

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United for Istrina: sports for a good cause

Dec 19 2020

On Friday, Malta Daily visited the National Sports School in Pembroke to take a look at the charitable efforts of local politicians in order to raise funds for Istrina.

Organised by Nationalist Party Whip and the Opposition’s speaker for Sport Robert Cutajar, the event welcomed mayors and members of parliament from all ends of the political spectrum as well as local futsal and netball players.

Opposition leader Bernard Grech was also in attendance with the event held under the patronage of the Wife of the President, Mrs. Miriam Vella.

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Malta has one of the lowest COVID-19 positivity rates in Europe

Dec 19 2020

This morning, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Dr. Chris Fearne took to Twitter to share an infographic which illustrates Malta as having one of the lowest COVID-19 positivity rates in Europe.

Posted by Chris Fearne on Friday, 18 December 2020

The data, published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control gives Malta a ‘green’ rating with a positivity rate of less than 4%.

Dr. Fearne finished his tweet with a reminder to the public to be cautious and vigilant during the holiday season, signing off with a #KeepSafeForChristmas.

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Beloved actor Hector Bruno sheds light on a dark situation

Dec 19 2020

Hector Bruno took to Facebook on Friday to shed light on a dark phase in his life following major surgery only a few weeks after the death of his mother and a week after the death of his stage mate, George Micallef.

Bruno’s comment section was soon flooded with hundreds upon hundreds of comments, writing some words of encouragement and wishing the actor a speedy recovery.

He concluded his post by stating that he is slowly trying to recover, and in such trying times, we can’t help but wish the beloved actor the speediest of recoveries and brighter days in 2021.

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