The first AstraZeneca vaccine consignment will arrive on Sunday

Feb 4 2021

In a live briefing on the Health Ministry’s saħħa Facebook page, Deputy Prime minister and Minister for Health Chris Fearne, together with Minister Carmelo Abela gave an update with regards to the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Fearne stated that the first AstraZeneca vaccine consignment will arrive on Sunday while letters to vulnerable individuals and those with chronic illnesses.

He went on to appeal for calmness as not everyone may receive their vaccine letters at the same time.

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Keith Schembri being interrogated by Financial Crimes Investigation Department

Feb 4 2021

Former Castille Chief of Staff Keith Schembri is currently being interrogated by the Economic Crimes Unit following Konrad Mizzi’s interrogation on Wednesday.

Mizzi’s interrogation took around 90 minutes in the Economic Crimes department on Wednesday as he and Schembri attracted much attention in the aftermath of the Panama scandal.

Hugo’s Group boss hints at international expansion for Hugo’s Burger Bar

Feb 4 2021

Hugo’s Burger Bar, one of Malta’s leading fast food establishments may have big plans for the future as CEO and Managing Director Luke Chetcuti hints at monumental growth for the company.

In an Instagram story posted on Monday, Chetcuti hinted at BIG potential future plans by posting a promo for Hugo’s Burger Bar South, omitting the ‘South’ and adding a global emoji, hinting at the company’s international expansion.

Hugo’s Burger Bar has grown exponentially in the past years and is one of the island’s favourite dining spots so entering the global market does not only mean good news for Hugo’s, but good news for wherever they may be going.

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Malta registers below-80 overnight cases for the first time since December

Feb 4 2021

In today’s COVID-19 update issued by the Ministry of Health’s Facebook page, Malta registered 79 new COVID-19 cases and 144 new recoveries, bring the total active cases down to 2,545.

This is the first time that Malta registered below 80 cases, with the last instance being back in 25 December where Malta registered 50 new cases and 124 recoveries.

The total number of active cases on 25 December was 1,362.

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