Over 300 deaths after Haiti is struck by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake

Aug 15 2021

At least 304 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti last Saturday morning. The Haitian government announced a state of emergency, as 1,800 other people were injured – prompting Prime Minister Ariel Henry to state that when it comes to medical needs, this is the country’s biggest urgency. The state of emergency will include the Western Department, Southern Department, Nippes and Grand’Anse, with one hospital in the south allegedly already overwhelmed with patients.

With tents set up in the courtyard by the hospital, the damage was done by an earthquake that destroyed homes, roads and infrastructure apart form taking so many innocent lives. Resources have been assigned to assist the victims of the natural disaster, with the prime minister urging all Haitians to band together in solidarity to overcome the calamity.

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Photo Source: CNN, Al Jazeera

75% of cases come from unvaccinated as jab proves efficacy

Aug 15 2021

From a population in which around 90% has been vaccinated, people who have received their jab make up just a quarter of those who have gotten infected with COVID-19. Positive cases figures were provided by Tanya Melillo, head of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit. Most of the vaccinated patients were reportedly elderly or immunocompromised. The vast majority of residents are fully vaccinated, going over the 400,000 mark this week. 25% of vaccinated people who tested positive came from a group comprising the vast population majority.

The 75% remaining cases reported in recent months come from a smaller proportion of the population who did not get their vaccination. With proportion of patients requiring hospitalisations down significantly when compared to previous waves, the country reported around 4,500 virus cases since the fourth wave began in July. As of writing this article, 784,626 vaccine doses were administered, with 404,679 having been fully vaccinated.

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Photo Source: Politico.eu

51 COVID-19 cases registered with 100 recoveries

54 COVID-19 cases registered with 57 recoveries

Aug 15 2021

Malta has registered 51 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,290 swab tests, while 100 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 Saturday 14th August 2021, 784,626 vaccine doses were administered of which 407,948 were 1st doses. 404,679 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 35,337 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 33,864 have recovered, 430 died and 647 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 38 COVID-19 positive patients, 5 of whom are in the ITU. The average age of yesterday’s cases was 42.

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Ex-inmate details finding cellmate attempting to commit suicide

Aug 15 2021

Speaking during an interview with Times of Malta, ex-prisoner Anthony Borg details the events leading up to him finding a cellmate attempting to commit suicide at Corradino Correctional Facility. Borg, who has just been released, stated how inmates were being pushed to the brink of what they can endure, describing the poison as the ‘Corradino Vindictive Facility.’

He reveals how prisoners were punished by being transferred to worse divisions inside the facility and how he himself was placed in the same cell for 5 days with a COVID-19 positive inmate. Having been in and out of jail multiple times due to his drug addiction, he details how life inside prison became too difficult since Colonel Alex Dalli took over as CCF director, allegedly walking around with an armed revolver.

Xarabank host Peppi Azzopardi also opened up about speaking to Borg, revealing how the inmate was locked in a cell for 23 hours straight without a fan. The heat resulted in his cellmate fainting, despite Borg requesting to open the cell for air. Borg found the prisoner attempting to commit suicide by hanging the next day. The correction services agency defended its procedures however, insisting that personnel were professional and treat the prisoners with respect.

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Photo Source: Times of Malta, Peppi Azzopardi FB, Wikipedia