Long traffic with 121 road projects under way on Maltese streets

Jun 15 2021

There are currently 121 road projects on Maltese roads, with the signage and lanes allegedly leading to further confusion. Drivers are having to drive through multiple traffic congestions as they encounter more and more unfinished and ongoing works on the roads. Many projects are scheduled for completion by June/July, but others are scheduled for later completion.

With projects underway everywhere from Attard to Birgu to Birzebbuga to Dingli and Floriana just to name a couple, drivers are expressing their concerns over road hazards such as misplaced plastic barriers, overly narrow lanes, merging of several lanes, etc. Alternate routes are also ending up experiencing abnormally long traffic as many attempt to find different routes to arrive to their destination.

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COVID-19 lab-leak theory denied by Chinese scientist

Jun 15 2021

Dr Shi Zhengli, a Chinese scientist who is locked in the centre of all COVID-19 outbreak theories, has responded to the idea of the virus leaking from a lab in rare comments to the media. Zhengli asked The New York Times how she can provide any evidence for something for which there is none at all. The pandemic is theorised by some to have leaked from her specialised lab in Wuhan, responding to these claims by wondering how the world has come to a point which pours filth on an innocent scientist.

US intelligence agencies were ordered by President Joe Biden to investigate the pandemic’s origin, including the lab-leak theory. Ex-US President Donald Trump had made reference to this theory beforehand, but was widely dismissed as a conspiracy theory. Despite being an expert on bat coronaviruses, Shi stated that experiments conducted in her lab were only concerned with how viruses jump among species and not how to make it more dangerous.

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Chris Eriksen confirms he is doing well in hospital and cheering on his team

Jun 15 2021

After collapsing during his team’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland due to cardiac arrest, Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen posted to Instagram to assure everyone he is doing well under the given circumstances. Eriksen thanked everyone from around the world who supported him during such trying times.

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The player revealed he still has some medical examinations to go through, but he is doing fine overall. He concluded his message by saying that he will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches.

The incident struck the hearts of many around the globe. The image of his teammates forming a chain around Eriksen as medics attempted to resuscitate the player became an iconic heartfelt image for 2021. We wish Eriksen a full and speedy recovery!

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Over 60% of Maltese adult population fully vaccinated

Jun 15 2021

Malta has more than 60% of its adult fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. With 78%, having received at least one dose, Malta was one of the first countries to reach herd immunity after 70% of was vaccinated with at least one dose by May 24th 2021.

Authorities urge more of the public to receive their vaccination, with plans to start vaccinating 12 and 15-year-olds in the works. As of writing this article, 589,507 doses were administered by June 14th 2021. 340,028 of these were 1st doses.

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