A worker has reportedly died after being involved in an accident at Marsa’s Wasteserv incinerator.
Police confirmed that the incident happened in the abattoir area at around 9am.
Details are still scarce at this point, with the victim’s identity not yet revealed. A magisterial inquiry is currently underway as more details emerge.
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After spending the 18 months of the pandemic free of any infections, New Zealand has topped the 1 million mark of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.
This new rank reflects a change in New Zealand’s dealing with the pandemic as more than 986,000 of the cases hit during thee months since the start of this year, 2022. The country started experiencing the rise ever since the Omicron variant breached the borders in December of 2021.
The government had also went ahead and loosened most of the restrictions in March. The 1 million milestone means that 20% of the population has been infected. However, modellers said the true number could be three times higher.
Despite the rise in cases, New Zealand’s death rate has remained relatively low. The total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 is now 876. By comparison, Hong Kong recorded more than 9300 deaths for its population of 7.48m.
The low death rates has been assisted by its high levels of vaccination as 95% of adults are double vaccinated, with 70% having had the booster shot. This prompted director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield to thank ‘everyone in New Zealand who has played their part to keep our case numbers and rates low when compared internationally.’
Comparing locally, Malta has had 92,953 total cases of COVID-19, with 711 deaths associated with the virus.
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After what seemed to be a four year hiatus, rapper Kendrick Lamar has just dropped his first single ahead of his new album.
The track, called ‘The Heart Part 5’, also came with a music video, less than a week before the release of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’. The album will be released on May 13th.
The video sees the rapping sensation’s face transformed into several deepfakes, including Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, Kanye West and OJ Simpson.
What do you think of the new track?
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Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has just tabled the first reading of new amendments to IVF legislation in parliament’s first session on Monday.
The bill aims to propose changes to several laws concerning IVF, with the intention of making the treatment easier and more accessible to couples who struggle.
Parliament has not yet started debating the amendments but the government is expected to press ahead with pushing for IVF reform as a matter of priority. The amendments will bee discussed at committee stage this week before being presented to all MPs for a third reading and vote.
This comes after Prime Minister Robert Abela pledged to reform IVF laws within the first 100 days of this legislature. The treatment has been available as part of the national health service since November 2013.
Illum, propju fl-ewwel seduta ta’ xogħol tal-#Parlament, ressaqt l-ewwel qari tal-abbozz ta’ liġi biex inwessgħu l-liġi tal-#IVF: biex b’hekk ma nċaħħdu lil ħadd mill-opportunità li jibni familja. pic.twitter.com/cKmzCNk0N4
— Chris Fearne (@chrisfearne) May 9, 2022
The amendments would extend the service to couples who suffered miscarriages, couples who ended cycles of IVF which were unsuccessful and couples who have medical complication history.
The government would also like to amend laws to allow parents who have already had a child through IVF to apply for a second treatment round to have another child. With cycles costing between €15,000 and €20,000 each, the government is proposing to make medicines related to IVF treatment free. This follows a suggestion made by the Opposition in 2017.
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