Vatican provides COVID-19 vaccine to 1,200 of Rome’s poor

Mar 30 2021

The Vatican charity office is working on getting as many as 1,200 of Rome’s poorest and homeless people vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. Pope Francis appealed repeatedly that no one should be excluded from getting the vaccine and as such will be holding jab administrations during the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday.

The programme will be coordinated by papal almsgiver Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who has himself spent Christmas in hospital due to COVID-19. The vulnerable people will be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine which has been the same jab used by the pope and Holy See’s employees. Pope Francis stated that he believes everyone ethically deserves to be vaccinated.

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‘We keep fighting’ expresses nurse as the battle against COVID-19 continues

Mar 30 2021

A nurse took to Facebook to express and showcase how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her in her day-to-day life. She asks when the suffering will pass as she looks at a photo of herself and highlights the masks’ markings on her face and signs of exhaustion. She pinpoints her eyes, tearful and wanting to rest after hours of hard work.

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She reveals she does not know when the suffering will end – for those inflicted directly with the virus, their loved ones and all the workers addressing the pandemic. She longs for a time when the virus is vanquished, but until then, she states, we must all keep fighting. Our hearts go out to all those frontline workers putting their lives on the line and on hold to help all those who are suffering in these trying times.

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55 COVID-19 cases registered with 286 recoveries

Mar 30 2021

Malta has registered 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,086 swab tests, while 286 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Tuesday 30th March 2021, 186,111 vaccine doses were administered of which 52,340 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 28,993 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 27,704 have recovered, 390 died and 899 are still active.

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Special Olympics Malta granted €420,000 in financial support from SportMalta

Mar 30 2021

In a conference at the National Pool Complex in Qroqq, Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli, Parliamentary Secretary Clifton Grima and newly appointed President of Special Olympics Malta Lydia Abela unveiled the new agreement reached between SportMalta and Special Olympics Malta which will result in €420,000 in assistance given to Special Olympics Malta over a three year period. This investment will be there to help Special Olympics athletes in order to participate in the International Special Olympics and other training camps and programmes abroad.

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Farrugia Portelli stated that this sum is a substantial increase from the usual amount granted which used to sum up to around €100,000 annually. She also recognised that Malta is giving persons with disability the opportunities to compete professionally, showcasing the belief put into the ability of these athletes.

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