PM Robert Abela confident that vaccine shortage will not affect Malta

Jan 25 2021

Following announcements from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca about impending vaccine shortages for member states of the European Union, the Government is in negotiations to ensure that the shortage does not impact Malta.

When asked about the issue by the Times of Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela stated that this is not a particular issue for Malta, highlighting Malta’s proactive nature in the inoculation process, going on to state that he is confident that the shortage will not impact Malta.

The government’s current plan is to achieve herd immunity by summer 2021.

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Bernie Sanders turned his Inauguration Day meme into a sweatshirt for charity

Jan 25 2021

Bernie Sanders may have had the coverage of his lifetime in the past few days after his inauguration day photo wearing his hand-knitted mittens went viral around the world.

After days of being memed into oblivion, Sanders seized the opportunity to turn the meme into a charitable cause by selling printed sweatshirts for $45, of which profits will go to Meals on Wheels Vermont, an organisation delivering meals to individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities under 60.

Addressing his Inauguration Day outfit, Sanders stated: ‘I was just sitting there trying to keep warm, trying to pay attention to what was going on.’

Gozo Aquatic Sports Complex enters second phase of development

Jan 25 2021

Gozo’s €10 million aquatic sports complex project enters its second phase as works continue on this first-of-its-kind centre in Gozo.

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Spread over 5,800 square metres, the aquatic centre will offer an olympic-size pool for waterpolo and other aquatic disciplines as Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri shows his enthusiasm in welcoming this ambitious project where Gozitan athletes will no longer have to travel to Malta to practice such sports.

The project underwent consultation with the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, the Special Olympics, the Gozo Sports Board and the Otters ASC Waterpolo Club.

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New Zealand first community COVID-19 case in two months

Jan 25 2021

A 56-year-old woman tested positive for the virus after being release from isolation following four months in Spain and the Netherlands, marking New Zealand’s first COVID-19 community case after over two months of being COVID-free.

The woman had received two negative tests following her arrival from London and went on to visit around 30 different locations where soon after, she started to experience mild symptoms and tested positive on 23 January.

The woman and her husband are currently in self-isolation, with contacts and locations being traced thanks to the woman’s recording of her movements.

It is currently unclear whether or not there was transmission within the community as sequencing and tracing are currently under way.

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