Hundreds of fines for illegal gatherings issued last weekend

Jun 10 2021

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri stated that authorities handed out hundreds of fines last week due to illegal gatherings which happened in the Sliema area. With residents complaining about beach parties lasting into the early hours of the morning, these events have been occurring up to five times a week.

Despite being banned under COVID-19 regulations, these mass gatherings show no sign of stopping. The Minister stated that police have been conducting inspections all over Malta, with people caught breaking these health restrictions having to pay the monetary consequences. 755 fines were issued over the previous week, with 176 issued for public gatherings and 540 to mask related breaches.

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Photo Source: Byron Camilleri FB

4 COVID-19 cases registered with 5 recoveries

Jun 10 2021

Malta has registered 4 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,123 swab tests, while 5 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 10th June 2021, 570,513 vaccine doses were administered of which 333,197 were 1st doses. 246,964 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,577 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,091 have recovered, 419 died and 67 are still active.

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Drug dealers move online to beat COVID-19 impact

Jun 10 2021

Drug dealers combatted the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic posed by taking their businesses online, as revealed by an EU report. Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Alexis Goosdeel stated that ‘we are witnessing a dynamic and adaptive drug market, resilient to COVID-19 restrictions. Using encrypted messaging apps for home delivery, people could work around the restrictions through ads placed online. Goosdeel stated that the market was urbanised quicker due to the outbreak.

Drugs have thus become hyper-available, with EMCDDA’s annual report highlighting how users now have access to wider range of drugs than before, with increasing levels of purity and potency. 46 new drugs were detected in the EU in 2020 alone.

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Photo Source: The Fix

Information on cultural and social sector reopening by tomorrow

Jun 10 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne and Culture Minister Jose Herrera have revealed that information regarding the resuming of cultural and social events will be released on Friday 11th June 2021. With July expected to see a controlled reopening, Fearne stated that those vaccinated will be getting a plan as to how the social and cultural life in Malta will be restarting.

The Health Minister stated that the COVID-19 situation in Malta is under control, but a cautionary restart is still required so as not to instigate any sudden surge in cases. Pressure has been put to issue out a plan by artists and those involved in the cultural sector, with a campaign appropriately called Restart decrying that the sector is the only one left in the dark throughout the pandemic.

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Photo Source: Chris Fearne FB, Restart FB