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Imported COVID-19 cases down to 20% as Delta variant persists

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Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has highlighted that the Delta variant remains predominant in Europe and, until last week, 95% of cases were of the Delta variant.

He went on to state that in Malta, many citizens are vaccinated and thus, the variant did not hit Malta has hard as countries which have lower vaccination rates.

Superintendent for Public Health Prof. Charmaine Gauci stated that towards the beginning of July, sixty per cent of cases were imported while nowadays, only twenty per cent of cases are imported. Prof. Gauci went on to state that this clearly exhibits Malta’s commitment to COVID-19 measures.

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Former football player Michael Ballack’s 18-year-old son dies in quad bike accident

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The son of former German player Michael Ballack, Emilio Ballack has died in Lisbon after a quad bike accident. Emilio was only 18-years-old. Police told Reuters that the accident happened in the north of Lisbon, very early in the morning.

The former midfielder, received many messages from old colleagues and opposing player such as Oliver Khan and Rudi Voller. Many of his former clubs, Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen have all posted on their social media wishing well to his family.

 

German fourth tier club Chemnitzer FC who Emilio’s grandfather is a board member in announced on Twitter, that the 18-year-old had done a 3 week internship for the club. They said in a statement “Chemnitzer FC expresses its deeply felt sympathy for the Ballack family and wishes all relatives a lot of strength in this difficult time.”

 

We wish the deepest of condolences to Emilio and Michael’s family and friends, in this tough time.

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Local club Hibernians beat Latvian champions

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Last night, local team Hibernians F.C. beat Latvian champions Riga in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League tie. The Paolites beat Riga, away from home gaining an unprecedented away win, and more importantly away goal.

 

 

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Hibernians scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute. The goal was a brilliant volley from outside the box, scored by experienced center-back Andrei Aguis. The goal meant that the Maltese side cannot lose by a 2-goal margin in Malta in order to qualify for the Playoff.

The Hibernians players will be up for the match, as no Maltese team has ever passed to the playoff round of a European competition. Hibernians will most likely face Slovan Bratislava after they beat Gibraltar side Lincoln Red Imps, 3-1 in Gibraltar. If the Maltese side reach the playoff, they will only be 2 matches away the group stage of a European competition, where they can face major football clubs like Tottenham Hotspurs, AS Roma and Celtic.

Hibernians will be playing their next leg against Riga next Thursday the 12th of August. We wish Hibernians a big good luck for their next leg in Malta.

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MCAST to request vaccine certificate for students’ graduation ceremony

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Students from both side of the coin have expressed their opinions after MCAST announced that unvaccinated students will not be allowed to attend their graduation ceremony due to the institution’s request for a valid vaccination certificate on entry.

In an email sent by MCAST, it was announced that the certificate must be presented due to COVID-19 health restrictions, generating a considerable amount of comments arguing that the measure is discriminatory.

Like students from other institutions, students who finished their courses during the 2019-2020 scholastic year had their graduation ceremonies delayed due to the persisting COVID-19 pandemic.

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