A 60-year-old man was hospitalised after suffering serious injuries during a ‘sofa-boat’ ride in St Paul’s Bay. The incident happened on Saturday evening, with police stating that the man of German nationality was taken to Mater Dei had to be taken to be treated.
An inquiry is underway as Duty Magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras was informed of the case. The nature of the incident is still currently unspecified.
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For his weekly video blog for The Malta Independent, statistician Vincent Marmara stated that the reproduction rate (r-factor) for COVID-19 in Malta is at 0.26. The r-factor refers to how much COVID-19 is being transmitted from one person to another, with countries trying to get the number below 1. Marmara also noted the stability in number of daily cases at a very low level, stating that the slight increase over the past week was insignificant.
With no COVID-19 related deaths, the lesser amount of recoveries indicates the fact that there are few active cases in Malta. Marmara also noted that cases in France, Germany, Italy and Spain dipped, with UK experiencing the opposite as cases seem to be on the increase.
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Photo Source: Vincent Marmara FB, Flickr
Speaking on One TV’s Paperscan, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne stated that, despite the positive results, these findings do not reflect the timing of the election. He stated that the election will be held at the best and appropriate time in order to keep it in the country’s interest and not to profit off of the Labour Party’s success in surveys.
Fearne continued by stating that a survey is just a survey and it does not reflect the real result of the general election. He urged Labour supporters to remain calm and not to enter a state of euphoria. Fearne emphasised the delicacy of the moment and highlighted the importance of continuing to work. He did however welcome the results and stated that this all indicates that the government is working in the right direction.
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In a MaltaToday survey which took place between Monday 31st May and Friday 4th June 2021, support for Labour was shown to have continued to increase at the expense of the opposition. Despite Opposition Leader Bernard Grech’s trust rating increasing by 4 points, the trust for the entire oppositional party did not increase. The survey was conducted among 650 respondents, with 45.7% stating they would vote Labour should an election were held tomorrow.
PN’s support however dropped to 29.3%, with the gap being wider at over 16 points. This would translate into around 48,000 vote difference. Prime Minister Robert Abela’s trust rating surpassed the 50% mark for the first time since September. The Nationalist party leader however scored lower than 30% again, with the gap between leaders at 21 points.
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Photo Source: Robert Abela FB, Bernard Grech FB
