Malta registers highest-ever number of COVID-19 cases

Feb 26 2021

Today, 26 February 2021, Malta has registered its highest-ever amount of cases with 258 COVID-19 cases registered overnight.

It is the latest in a series of high case reports for the month of February and surpasses Malta’s previous all-time high, where 245 new cases were registered on January 9th.

In today’s media briefing, Superintendent for Public Health Prof. Charmaine Gauci reported that educators are currently being vaccinated while citizens aged 75 and over will begin vaccinations on 8 March.

Professor Gauci also revealed that the UK variant has shown to be one of the main reasons behind the surge in case with 8% of total positive cases being of the UK variant.

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258 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 182 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries

Feb 26 2021

Malta has registered 258 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,640 swab tests, while 182 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 25th February 2021, 73,644 vaccine doses were administered of which 23,395 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 21,982 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 19,087 have recovered, 313 died and 2,582 are still active.

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Clayton Bartolo highlights new Ghadira car park development.

Feb 26 2021

Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo highlights Għadira’s new car park lighting system being tested yesterday evening.

Bonġu ħbieb! 🇲🇹 Ilbieraħ filgħaxija ġie ttestjat għall-ewwel darba d-dawl tal-parkeġġ il-ġdid tal-Għadira….

Posted by Clayton Bartolo on Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Bartolo announced a new bay where the Maltese population will have easier access to when compared to a few months ago. The car park will include 300 parking spots, extending the bay’s sand area by approximately 20 metres.

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Civil society NGOs to call for justice on Caruana Galizia case in 1st March protest.

Feb 26 2021

Civil society NGOs Repubblika, manueldelia.com and #occupyjustice will be taking to the front of Parliament to protest a renewed call for justice with regards to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s case. The NGOs expressed their anger at Prime Minister Robert Abela’s seeming eagerness to close the case.

Using the admission of Vince Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, as a sign that the state has fulfilled its duty, the NGOs stated that this is simply ‘self-congratulation’.

According to them, this is ‘being used to undermine a country and forget the impunity that politicians still enjoy for the corruption they have committed.’ They also refer to the Electrogas contract, from which the owners are allegedly still making money. As public protests are allowed, the NGOs stated that they will seize the opportunity to fight the corruption.

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