In a recent interview on Malta Daily’s The Interview with Fabian Demicoli, the President of Malta George Vella expressed his greatest pandemic worry and praised Malta’s health system in light of the increase in cases.

President Vella told Fabian Demicoli that he worried most when the virus began to enter elderly people’s homes and affect the individuals inside.

He went on to highlight how certain vulnerable individuals may suffer from one condition or another, anticipating a potential disaster. Despite his initial thoughts, the President praised the Health Authorities for ‘doing absolute miracles’ in controlling the situation, going on to commend the indescribable work done by carers who lived with the patients in these homes. “This is the beauty of Malta’s kind heart,” Vella said, continuing by mentioning officers working within the Corradino Correctional Facility who also understood the situation and importance of decreasing contact, thus basing themselves inside the facility.

A comparison was then made to the situation in countries like Italian, which saw fleets of army trucks equipped with coffins. The President saluted the memory of Malta’s 470+ casualties, which he called a true tragedy, but went on to state that Malta was lucky to have honest health officials who won the trust of the Maltese population and steer the country in the right direction.

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