Third wave of COVID-19 may have already started in UK

May 31 2021

Scientists have casted doubt on plans to lift all lockdown health restrictions in England by warning that a third wave of COVID-19 may have already begun. They also stated that rises in COVID-19 hospital admissions could leave the NHS struggling to cope as it tries to clear the huge backlog in non-COVID related cases.

Authorities are grappling with the idea of whether a rise in cases and the spread of the Indian COVID-19 variant could ruin Boris Johnson’s roadmap for reopening. Even though vaccination rollout in UK has been progressing, the new infections are putting health authorities in unsure waters as they cannot predict how they will translate into hospitalisation and deaths.

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Pfizer jab appointments delayed due to lack of vaccines

May 31 2021

The Malta Independent has reported that more vaccination appointments had to be postponed since Pfizer doses are as of yet unavailable. People turning up to receive the second jab were informed that appointments will have to be postponed and we’re told to call on Friday. The second dose is still not guaranteed on that day however.

The newsroom reported that despite over 7000 vaccine doses being administered every day, only 4212 were administer between Thursday and Friday, with only 2,902 between Friday and Saturday. The Health Ministry has not yet answered questions sent to it related to this issue. Malta has currently administered 512,214 doses, with 205,221 people fully vaccinated.

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Robert Abela ‘optimistic but cautious’ towards tourism season

May 30 2021

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

May 30 2021

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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