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Standstill traffic heading towards Ċirkewwa ahead of New Year’s Eve
Malta among the first EU countries to ban certain single-use plastic products
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Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia announced that Malta is now within the first EU countries to ban single-use plastic products.
The ban will start on the 1st of January 2021.
The ban will apply to products such as plastic bags, cutlery, straws, plates, cotton buds, food containers, and stirrers.
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Bars and clubs are to remain closed until the 1st of January
UK COVID-19 variant discovered in the United States
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The UK COVID-19 variant has now also been discovered in Colorado in the United States.
The variant has been detected in more than 20 countries so far.
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