Only 20% think a Eurovision song in Maltese can have a chance

Jun 8 2021

A survey carried out by newspaper Illum revealed that just less than 20% of Malta’s population think the country should compete in the annual Eurovision Song Contest with a song using Maltese lyrics. The survey revealed that the majority of the population, at 45%, believe Malta could only have a shot at winning the contest when competing with a song in English. 35.2% responded with being unsure about the prospect.

Further statistics reveal that nearly half of the population (49.9%) think Malta should still compete in future contests, despite the island never managing to win. 32.5% stated that Malta should drop out of the competition, with a remaining 17.5% stating they are unsure. What do you think?

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1 COVID-19 case registered with 3 recoveries

Jun 8 2021

Malta has registered 1 new case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,432 swab tests, while 3 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 Tuesday 8th June 2021, 558,320 vaccine doses were administered of which 329,000 were 1st doses. 238,807 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,572 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,083 have recovered, 419 died and 70 are still active.

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Photo Source: Charmaine Gauci FB

WATCH: More videos of huge crowds on Sliema promenade despite restrictions

Jun 8 2021

Footage on TikTok shows yet another instance of a huge crowd on the Sliema promenade. The video shows Sezer Yilmaz, who uploaded the video, going around interviewing the large number of people, revealing that many of the youth were foreigners. It is unclear as to how many of the people in the crowd were foreign.

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French Group👌 #frenchpeople #malta #partyinterview #interview #malta #maltaparty #maltaexploring #paceville #beachparty #frenchgirlvibes #dancegirl

♬ original sound – Sezer Yılmaz

Many took to the comments to express their frustration with the situation. Some stated that a third wave is imminent following these activities as no one is wearing masks and breathing on each other. Others called the acts insensitive and embarrassing as they do not seem to be abiding with the health restrictions.

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‘Group of 7’ urged by over 200 leaders to vaccinate world’s poorest countries

Jun 8 2021

The Group of 7 are an informal group of the world’s wealthiest democracies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the USA. These countries (G7) are being urged by around 230 figures, consisting of more than 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers, to pay two-thirds of the $66bn needed to vaccinate poor countries. The Guardian revealed the information from a letter ahead of the G7 summit to be hosted by Boris Johnson in Cornwall, with the letter stating that the countries must make 2021 a turning point in global cooperation.

Johnson stated on Sunday that he would be asking his G7 coalition members to rise to the greatest challenge of the post-war era by vaccinating the world by the end of next year. There are currently no specifics on funding or dose-sharing. There are currently fewer than 2% of people in sub-Saharan Africa which have been vaccinated, whereas the UK has 70% of the population immunised with at least one dose.

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Photo Source: The Independent