As the Winter season approaches, it should feel much cooler during the coming week as temperatures in Malta are expected to drop.
Facebook weather page Malta Weather has forecasted temperatures feeling as cold as 8°C towards the end of the month.
The Malta International Airport forecasts highs of 22°C and lows of 15°C over the coming week with thundery and isolated showers on Monday and Wednesday respectively.
Are you ready for Winter?
#MaltaDaily
The University of Malta has reached to its students to reveal that it may hold another graduation ceremony for students who have not yet received their vaccine. The COVID-19 regulations allowed that only vaccinated attendants are allowed entry as unvaccinated students did not have the possibility to attend.
UOM has sent out an email regarding a ceremony for unvaccinated students which will be held in December, telling students that they “may choose to be present for an occasion to be held in December 2021, wherein non-vaccinated graduates will be handed their certificate. Further details regarding the latter option, should you opt for this, shall be communicated at a later stage.”
For this to happen, the institution’s unvaccinated students must accept its offer for a separate ceremony, with some students frustrated at the fact that they will not be able to graduate with their classmates.
#MaltaDaily
A recent statement by the Nationalist Party has claimed that Malta’s cannabis reform will “normalise drug abuse and give rise to an increase in drug abuse.”
It states that the party does not endorse having Malta develop a prevalent drug abuse culture, despite PN leader Bernard Grech’s recent claims that the government amended their proposal based on what he had said.
Grech and the PN’s statements were met with criticism from the opposite end of the spectrum, with Reforms Minister Owen Bonnici stating that “confusion reigns supreme with the Opposition” while the Labour Party itself posted a statement calling Grech a “flip-flopper with no sense of leadership or direction.”
What do you make of this situation?
#MaltaDaily
Austria’s government is planning to impose a strict lockdown on specifically unvaccinated individuals as COVID-19 cases soar. It is one of the most contentious measures in Europe as it tries to contain the pandemic. Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg spoke at a press conference on Friday, saying that the federal government wants a nation-wide lockdown for those who have not been jabbed. This is set to apply from Monday, with Austrians who have so far rejected the jab are expecting an uncomfortable Christmas.
‘I don’t see why two-thirds of the population should lose their freedom because another third hesitates’ said the Chancellor. Unvaccinated people are already banned from restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Details are still not unveiled, but officials say measures would mirror harsh lockdown restrictions seen during Austria’s last autumn and spring.
This means the unjabbed will b ordered to leave their homes only once a day for a short period for essential reasons. Police wold also be deployed to conduct spot checks to check vaccination status. Hefty fines will be given to rule breakers. Austrian state governors are set to meet on Sunday to hash out the details. Was does this mean for the future of the unvaccinated world wide? Will other countries be inclined to try something similar.
Malta has so far managed to inoculate most of its population, but keeping the epidemiological context in line is very tricky. Around 33.6% of Austrians have yet to take the vaccine – one of the lowest rates in the EU. It also recorded one of the highest infection numbers since the start of the pandemic this week.
#MaltaDaily
