Study finds working from home increased back pain in Malta during pandemic

Jun 17 2021

A study published by Stephan Grech, Joseph N Borg and Sarah Cuschieri has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced an increase in enhanced back pain across the Maltese islands, especially in those who work or exercise from home.

49% of respondents reported enhanced back pain as a result of the pandemic with more than half not reporting any chronic back pain.

The study also revealed an increase in weight amongst respondents with over half of the participants registering the aforementioned. The results suggest that one of the main reasons of the increase in back pain could be credited to the lifestyle changes imposed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, referencing prolonged periods of sitting down with low activation of the lumbar muscles.

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0 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 11 recoveries

Jun 17 2021

Malta has registered 0 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,978 swab tests, while 11 patients have recovered. One death was registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Wednesday 16th June 2021, 609,867 vaccine doses were administered of which 346,576 were 1st doses. 274,321 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,585 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,132 have recovered, 420 died and 33 are still active.

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PN youth leader argues for better environment; donates olive trees to Attard garden

Jun 17 2021

MZPN President, lawyer and PN candidate Joseph Grech took to Facebook on Wednesday to argue in favour of a better environment in the face of mass uprooting of trees in Attard.

It was for that reason that Grech donated two olive trees to an Attard garden, going on to thank Attard mayor Stefan Cordina for accepting his contribution on promising maintenance and upkeep of the trees.

Many citizens around Malta and Gozo have recently expressed their concern with the country’s ever-decreasing amount of greenery, especially in comparison to other countries. Just recently a publication named ‘Forestry in the EU and the world issued by Eurostat put Malta in last place when it comes to forested land with 1% of area covered by forests.

Do you think Malta has to improve its greenery situation? Let us know in the comments!

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581 families to get a roof over their heads thanks to social housing scheme