Police can enter homes to check on COVID-19 measures

Mar 29 2021

A spokesperson for the Malta Police Force has stated that authorities can in fact enter residences and inspect whether the COVID-19 measures are being adhered to. One of the new measures issued for COVID-19 mitigation states that no more than two households can be in one residence at a time and the enforcement of this measure allows for police to enter houses if investigation is required.

The spokesperson stated that the Health Superintendent gave the permission to the authorities on behalf of public safety law. Superintendent Charmaine Gauci pointed out last Friday that 68 fines were given the week before after residences were found to have had guests from multiple households.

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67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries

Mar 28 2021

Malta has registered 67 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,356 swab tests, while 387 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Saturday 27th March 2021, 176,612 vaccine doses were administered of which 50,050 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 27,086 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 27,086 have recovered, 387 died and 1,402 are still active.

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Barcelona welcomes 5000 attendees for rock concert after same-day COVID-tests

Mar 28 2021

Last night, the city of Barcelona hosted a 5000-strong rock concert after attendees passed a same-day COVID-19 screening in what was the biggest pandemic-era event in Europe for a year.

📽 Ja ha acabat el concert dels Love of Lesbian al Palau Sant Jordi de Barcelona, amb 5.000 persones
👉 https://t.co/PhN8HE2RVO pic.twitter.com/MqBxoNPehw

— Catalunya Informació (@Catinformacio) March 27, 2021

Thousands of fans occupied the Palau Santi Jordi arena to watch indie band ‘Love of Lesbian’ for an experimental trial by the Spanish health authorities.

Despite attendees having to wear masks, social distancing was not required as band lead singer Santi Balmes addressed the crowd with the statement “Welcome to one of the most exciting concerts of our lives” in a surreal yet encouraging scene.

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Alleged drug trafficker accused of holding 16-year-old captive

Mar 28 2021

A 22-year-old from Ghana is being kept under arrest after being taken to court on Saturday for holding a 16-year-old girl captive, along with possession and trafficking of drugs and injuring police officers.

The 22-year-old pled not guilty to the accusations made against him, after reportedly keeping the girl against her will in his Marsa residence, who the police had received information about.

The girl did not suffer any injuries and was taken to police headquarters for further investigation while the Ghanian man, along with three others were arrested for further interrogation.

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