People over 50 to receive COVID-19 vaccine invitations

Apr 7 2021

People in their late 50s have reportedly started receiving invitations to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. The rest of the age group will soon also be asked to sign up to receive the jab. On Monday, the government urged those over 60 who had yet to receive the invite to contact the authorities to be given an appointment.

Currently, 42% of adults in Malta have received at least one dose of the jab, as confirmed by Health Minister Chris Fearne. The statistics broken down further reveal that 96% of over 80 received the shot, with 86% being over 70 and 76% being over 60. The vaccine has greatly contributed to the easing of COVID-19 related hospitalisations and ITU admissions, with Malta currently having administered 223,020 vaccines of which 61,111 are second doses.

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Hamrun Spartans will be crowned champions if Premier League halted

Apr 7 2021

Since the Health Authorities have not yet lifted the ban on sports, the 2020-21 Premier League will be facing the possibility of being halted for a second season. Even though the restrictions were hoped to be lifted by April 11th to allow sport to be practice at the elite level, restrictions on sports will remain in place and may be lifted after April 26th depending on the situation.

The decision on whether the league will be halted will be confirmed on Friday. Should it be halted, Hamrun Spartans will automatically be declared Premier League champions. The reaction to the news that sports ban will not be lifted also prompted South End Core to post on Facebook stating ‘R.I.P Malta Sport.’

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Government vouchers to be issued once bars & restaurants are re-opened

Apr 7 2021

Beyond the measures announced during today’s press conference, it was announced that bars & restaurants will re-open depending on the country’s situation with regards to the pandemic.

It was also announced that the second round of €100 government vouchers will be distributed once bars and restaurants are open and granted to individuals above 16 years of age.

It was also announced that Tuesday 1st June will be a target date for the reopening of tourism and the allowing weddings, amongst other measures.

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65 COVID-19 cases registered with 47 recoveries

Apr 7 2021

Malta has registered 65 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,210 swab tests, while 47 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Wednesday 7th April 2021, 223,020 vaccine doses were administered of which 61,111 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 29,408 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 28,463 have recovered, 400 died and 545 are still active.

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