Transport Minister reveals vision for Malta’s Grand Harbour

Aug 6 2021

During a conference addressed by Minster for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg, a vision for Malta’s iconic Grand Harbour was launched.

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Posted by Ian Borg on Thursday, 5 August 2021

The Minister stated that every corner of the Grand Harbour is a ‘gold mine’ and went on to reveal that all nine zones will receive a considerable amount of regeneration and maintenance.

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Posted by Ian Borg on Friday, 6 August 2021

Borg went on to highlight that areas from Valletta’s Lascaris Battery to the Kalkara promenade will receive regeneration, along with continued works on The Three Cities.

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48 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 120 recoveries

Aug 6 2021

Malta has registered 48 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,508 swab tests, while 120 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 Friday 5th August 2021, 770,496 vaccine doses were administered of which 403,261 were 1st doses. 392,100 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 34,716 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 32,762 have recovered, 424 died and 1,206 are still active.

Mater Dei Hospital is currently treating a total of 36 COVID-19 positive patients, four of whom are in the ITU.

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Outrage at Juventus as they post racist tweet

Aug 6 2021

Yesterday was an insane day for many football fans. Many things happened, most notably Barcelona’s announcement that Messi won’t extend his contract and Romelu Lukaku’s shock reported transfer from Inter to Chelsea. One thing that many football fans didn’t miss though was Juventus Womens’ racist tweet.

The tweet was up for only 20 minutes, but still managed to make headlines. The tweet involved a picture of player Cecilia Salvai, wearing a cone as a bamboo hat and pulling back her eyes, mocking a dated Asian stereotype. After the tweet, many people have urged Juventus to let go of the person responsible for the tweet. Soon after, the tweet was deleted and was followed by another tweet where the Bianconeri apologized.

We sincerely apologise that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has always been against racism and discrimination. #DifferencesMakeTheDifference

— Juventus Women (@JuventusFCWomen) August 5, 2021

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Imported COVID-19 cases down to 20% as Delta variant persists

Aug 6 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has highlighted that the Delta variant remains predominant in Europe and, until last week, 95% of cases were of the Delta variant.

He went on to state that in Malta, many citizens are vaccinated and thus, the variant did not hit Malta has hard as countries which have lower vaccination rates.

Superintendent for Public Health Prof. Charmaine Gauci stated that towards the beginning of July, sixty per cent of cases were imported while nowadays, only twenty per cent of cases are imported. Prof. Gauci went on to state that this clearly exhibits Malta’s commitment to COVID-19 measures.

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