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Robert Abela ‘optimistic but cautious’ towards tourism season

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During a discussion programme organised by the Labour Party held earlier today, Prime Minister Robert Abela stated that he looks forward to opening the tourism season with optimism but caution, going on to highlight that tourism generates a third of the country’s economy.

Abela segued into the importance of balance between the economy and public health, going on to reiterate his enthusiasm in working towards normality and went on to highlight that Malta registered a record-high in property sales during the pandemic.

With regards to the vaccine certificate, Abela stated that while we may come across some difficulties along the way, the government has paved the way to distribute this vaccine certificate and stated that it will not only be essential for travel but for access to activities which may have a higher-risk factor.

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4 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 3 recoveries

7 COVID-19 cases registered with 6 recoveries
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Malta has registered 4 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,279 swab tests, while 3 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 29th March 2021, 512,214 vaccine doses were administered of which 316,224 were 1st doses. 205,221 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,533 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,046 have recovered, 419 died and 68 are still active.

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Police warn public of online scammers after theft of over €100,000

Police warn public of online scammers after theft of over €100,000
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The Cyber Crime Unit within the Malta Police Force has advised the Maltese public to remain vigilant against scammers and acts of cyber crime after more than €100,000 was stolen from multiple individuals.

200 scam reports were submitted to the Cyber Crime Unit, where victims noted of having between €800 and €1,800 stolen from their bank accounts.

Such scams can take the form of bank notifications asking for credentials or postal service messages asking for an ‘administrative fee’ and can be avoided by refraining from clicking on suspicious links.

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The ‘X’ button on your controller is actually called a ‘Cross’

The 'X' button on your controller is actually called a 'Cross'
May 30 2021 Share

As the PlayStation 5 continues to remain a much sought-after treasure for gaming fans around the world, the never-ending debate on the controller’s iconic traits is as strong as ever.

While PlayStation’s DualSense controller received a sleek, modern glow-up to keep up with the times, the set-up retained some classic design features, namely the Triangle, Circle, CROSS, Square buttons.

That’s right, Cross.

In a tweet back in 2019, PlayStation UK themselves verified that the bottom button is indeed called a ‘cross’ and not an ‘X’, the latter of which being the most popular name for it for the past 25 years.

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