More than 118,000 people in Malta are preparing for life under lockdown, with people over 65, pregnant women, the chronically ill and anyone they live with ordered to remain home as of Saturday. 1.40pm Prof. Charmaine Gauci said five new COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in Malta: three were contracted following overseas travel, two were transmitted locally. We don't have an account for this email address. 8.10am There are an estimated 420,000 COVID-19 cases around the world. 11.25amOfficial figures just released showed the governments consolidated fund reported a deficit of 98.4 million by the end of February. Government should be transparent about the future of Air Malta - PN Saturday, 15 April 2023, 16:15 Last update: about 5 hours ago The Nationalist Party said Saturday that the government should be honest and transparent about the future of Air Malta after a report was released saying that the plan is to close downthe national. Fearne said if the decline of new cases is sustained, measures will start being lifted, but warned that certain restrictions will remain in place until a vaccine is found. Doctors fear another surge in COVID-19 cases after the carnival holidays as Malta still battles with a post-Christmas . 11.08am Robert Abela is currently doing a live Facebook chat with children. You can follow parliament online. The police will now be empowered to disperse those crowds and ensure everyone remains a safe distance from each other. Nineteen new cases of COVID-19 were identified, the highest one-day total since Malta first confirmed coronavirus infections earlier this month. Earlier today, Trump said that he had had a "very good conversation" with China's president Xi Jinping, acknowledging that China had learnt a lot about the coronavirus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide. The transport regulator had ordered issued instructions to driving instructors just last week, but it seems they're now taking no chances and are cancelling lessons altogether until further notice. The lockdown does not apply to other people with asthma. 4.25pmA single Republican representative is threatening to hold up a $2 trillion stimulus package which US president Donald Trump announced earlier this week. EU leaders are holding a video summit today. 3. I now spend two hours a day trying to track down face masks and sanitiser online, says Kevin Camilleri, who owns Pets Veterinary Clinic in abbar. A staggering 480 flights scheduled to operate to and from Malta in the coming weeks have been cancelled as passengers grow wary of travel in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence. Malaysia-based Karex, which makes roughly 20 per cent of the worlds condoms through its brand name Durex, has not been able to manufacture a single one for the past 10 days. 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There are also shortages of medical equipment such as ventilators. The first case of the disease in Malta was an Italian 12-year-old girl on 7 March 2020. But readerGloria Farrugia said he should perform "anything he wants. The company however said it needed passengers to cooperate with social distancing recommendations and to board buses calmly and safely. Wearing a mask in public can be counter-productiveMasks are important in a medical setting, where people are in close contact with infected people. Latest and breaking news reports and headlines from Malta and the world. If you dont, spend 15-20 minutes walking around the house. Every. We will try to answer as many of them by tomorrow morning. It was just a misunderstanding,. Watch it in the video below: 12.21pmBritish prime minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19, his office has said. Forgot your password? SF:The Nationalist Partys Workers Day protest is underway in Piet as the crowd slowly gathers in front of St Lukes Hospital SF:The Nationalist Partys Workers Day A 27-year-old man was found lying on the ground with serious injuries in Santa Venera at 1:30am Police are investigating. This covers masks, gloves, goggles, face shields, surgical masks and overalls. Places where people must queue up banks or supermarkets, for instance are being helped to introduce crowd control measures to ensure safety. We're trying to clarify some grey areas ourselves. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. Video, 00:00:30UK and US walk out on Russia children's rights envoy, Eurovision's Super Saturday has fans gripped, Storm Helios hits central Mediterranean. Send us your suggestions, tips or story ideas at newsroom@timesofmalta.com or tweet me directly at @bertrand.borg. Michel Rizzo, managing director of Allied Newspapers Ltd, publishers of Times of Malta, said: Our industry is one of the hardest hit at the current moment; our revenues have been decimated and our financial losses are substantial. Demand for has collapsed as the global economy has tanked, and to add to its woes, Russia and Saudi Arabia are in the throes of a price war, with each producer trying to flood the market as they try to outdo the other. Remember to tune in to Times of Malta at 5pm to watch world-renowned opera singer Joseph Calleja live. Pay special attention to the area between your fingers. The appeal, also signed by economists and personalities around Europe, calls on European institutions and governments to consider with a sense of urgency the extent to which the population is suffocating physically and economically. 6.30pmA dire lack of protective gear for health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most pressing threats in the fight to prevent deaths, the World Health Organization warned Friday. 9.39amLocal councils have been live streaming sessions for years. Copyright 2023 Times of Malta. Many architects might be wondering what they should do if they are responsible for sites which pose a significant danger if works were to be suddenly halted. We've already been getting song requests in from our Facebook audience. Just listening to his voice will be a treat. TWEET. 12.52pmWeve reported concerns about large crowds gathered at bus stops in the morning. It said that at no point must any commercial communications directly or indirectly: 3pm Well-known consultant emergency Physician Jonathan Joslin has made an appeal to stop construction which is not deemed essential. Sorry, no headlines or news topics were found. Google Chrome People will be able to apply via email or by phone. Don't miss out! Audio, 27 minutes, Assignment. But that is not a real-life setting, he says. Registered Office: Standard House, Birkirkara Hill, St. Julians, STJ 1149, Malta. The cost of disinfectants has risen by 300%. Independent journalism costs money. The media is an essential component in a living democracy, if we are not supported financially now and in the future we will not be able to function and operate. 8am More than one in every five Maltese residents have until midnight to stock up on food and supplies and run whatever last-minute errands they need to sort out, with people most at-risk to the coronavirus being ordered into lockdown as of Saturday. Another testing hub will operate from the Luxol Grounds in Pembroke. All filings have to be made in person - a significant challenge in a time when many people, including lawyers, are unable to leave their homes. The USA has since overtaken it and is now the country with the most COVID-19 cases. However they do help in that they prevent the wearer from touching the nose and face with possibly contaminated hands. The US House of Representatives is hoping to pass the package later today. We'll have a full story with more details available shortly. See you at EuroPride 2023! Urging member states to react quickly, Metsola said the cost of inaction or hesitation will be too high a price to pay.. 12.10pm We're informed that an urgent cabinet meeting has been called at Auberge de Castille. Nine people have died and two are . *This is not applicable to children aged 11 years old or under. 8.45am Today's Times of Malta reports that Malta stands to lose out on an estimated 3 billion in tourist expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which would send shockwaves through the entire economy. More widespread testing leads to more cases which would otherwise have gone undetected being discovered. Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci yesterday reassured shoppers that they were highly unlikely to get the virus from walking past somebody in a crowded aisle. 5.25pmIn unwelcome news for pet owners, a cat in Belgium has contracted the coronavirus from its sick owner, the Brussels Times has said. A 28-year-old Greek national who returned to Malta on March 19; A 60-year-old traveller who returned from the UK on March 13; A Maltese health worker who returned from the UK on March 20; A 23-year-old Maltese man who had a family member who had tested positive for COVID-19; A 26-year-old Maltese woman who experienced symptoms on March 20 when she was at work. 2023. Subscribe to our email alert of the day's top stories from the UK and around the world. By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy including the use of cookies to enhance your experience. Every component of aggregate demand which is what drives any economy is down. 5.10pm Iceland, with a population of 364,000, has 802 confirmed cases and two dead. 4.10pm Teachers at St Clares college in Pembroke have compiled a video to encourage students to stay inside. Does Russia have enough soldiers for war? There should be a distance of two metres between people. or In a Facebook post, Joslin said he failed to understand the logic how new development and construction works are taking place within a central core area of a village during the epidemic. A furious Trump has called Massie who is from his own party a third rate grandstander and called for him to be thrown out of the Republican Party. She says this is because many people do not even realise that they are carrying the virus and take a long time to report it to the 111 helpline. 5.30pm Health Minister Chris Fearne is expected to announce more public restrictions in a bid to restrict the spread of the coronavirus. A company sent 6.6m to buy alcohol gels and surgical masks to a company registered in Singapore but never received the goods. 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Over 65s, pregnant women, people with chronic conditions ordered to stay in from Saturday; Public gatherings of more than five people to be stopped at once; Five new COVID-19 cases registered in Malta; Health authorities warn the worse isn't over; Media houses among organisations warning about disastrous consequences. Who'd ever have thought of seeing a graphic like this in peace time? Exercise their child visitation rights (for separated parents). 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Malta is open to international tourism, and tourists from any country can travel to Malta, provided they are in possession of a Vaccination Certificate; or a Covid-19 Recovery Certificate; or a PCR test negative certificate taken at least 72 hours prior to arrival in Malta. "One hopes that, in this era dominated by coronavirus, other court cases or inquiries of national importance, are continued in empty halls, without the presence of the press or the general public, and are streamed live," the former MEP candidate has said. BBC World Service. The next storytelling video is due out tomorrow, Saturday, March 28. The Gozo hub will operate from 8am to 2pm while the Pembroke point will operate between 8am and 8pm. See previous entry. Here's a link to the local Facebook event. Kristina Abela tells us:He told them he still did not know when schools would reopen. 12.35pm We're providing constant updates from the press briefing in this article. The University of Malta has just issued some advice about the use and reuse of surgical face masks and respirators. Malta's bread strike. Expect that to land later this morning - we will of course share it with you as soon as it does. But that is most likely not the true number, Gauci says. 10.15amMalta Enterprise has set up a website explaining the various financial aid schemes which the government has introduced to help affected businesses. Support Times of Malta for the price of a coffee. 2pm Malta has requested over two million pieces of personal protective equipment as part of the EUs joint procurement procedures. Standard Publications Ltd. That is not the only change in rules: according to the fact sheet, which was issued in Maltese, people ordered into lockdown can also leave the house for a range of other reasons, besides attending medical appointments: to buy food, medicines and other necessities, and to attend to absolutely essential or urgent needs. 6.45pm Here's the part of the press conference where the minister announced the new measures in English: 6.35pm In case you were wondering that the measures spare anybody, they don't. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Poland has passed 1,000. 4.15pm The world may soon run low on condoms, Reuters has reported, with the worlds largest condom manufacturer forced to shut down production due to the coronavirus. The next few days and weeks are crucial, Abela must respond to 'OUR' crisis now, not tomorrow.". Police officers in France are threatening to stop enforcing the country's lockdown measures unless they get protective equipment. We are expecting possible new measures to try to contain the outspread of COVID-19. Spiteri said if Maltas borders had been closed earlier, the country would not be facing as many virus cases. We will keep you posted. Call 1772 if youre feeling alone, isolated, or just in need of sharing your emotions with someone else. President of Malta George Vella said that now is the time to move from words to action and do whatever is necessary to use the Maltese language correctly. Audio, 26 minutesThe Documentary Podcast, Maltese state responsible for journalist's death, Couple banned from flying over Indian-made vaccine. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 51 new cases of Covid-19 were registered by health authorities on Thursday. Malta and the El Hiblu 3. We are not sure if there will be any announcements as yet. 100 Swim from Gozo to Malta in Neil Agiuss open water challenge, Maltese Academic: 1st May Hijacked By PNPL Duopoly No Longer A Celebration But Memorial Of Disillusion, 'For Jean Paul': Mother Of Late 20 Year Old Lays Wreath To Honour Workers Who Lost Their Lives, Gozo Gap! Get the day's top headlines delivered to your inbox. Read the full report of the press conference here. Thank you Joseph Calleja for a small pleasure during these worrying times.". 8am The calendar says it's spring time and we should be enjoying the great outdoors. BOV cashiers will no longer be accepting cash and cheque deposits, the bank has said. On prisons Beppe Fenech Adami recommended opening temporary prisons to ease overcrowding, segregating elderly inmates and those with health problems and allowing inmates who are approaching the end of their jail term, to be held under house arrest and be monitored by a tracking device. Audio, 27 minutesHeart and Soul, Malta: The Island where abortion is a crime. Zach Demarco, Rafel Sammut and Tony Farrugia. The testing hub in al Farru, which was inauguratedon March 10, will stay in operation. Your IP address may have changed during the stream. Lasting from January 1918 to December 1920, it infected 500 million people, then about a quarter of the world's population at the time. Here are a couple of real-life examples: 11.53amWe're still waiting for health authorities to issue their fact sheet with more details about the partial lockdown that will come into force as of tomorrow (Saturday) morning. 3pm Transport Malta is suspending all driving lessons as of tomorrow (Saturday), to minimise the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Constitutional court clears mans 10,000 COVID-19 fine over human rights breach, MediaToday is an independent media house based in Malta. We recommend using The Commissioner says that the fake allegations were aimed to frame up senior individuals at YMCA The CEO and another top official were Valletta Green Festival opens as capital gets the garden treatment, Robert Abela is expected to address a meeting at Freedom Square outside parliament as the Labour Party lines up singers for its annual Workers Day celebration, MediaToday is an independent media house based in Malta. Video, 00:00:30, UK and US walk out on Russia children's rights envoy, Storm Helios hits central Mediterranean. 10 said. 11.35am Russia will suspend flights to and from the country from Friday and close non-essential shops. Spreading misinformation can have dangerous consequences. One sector the independent media has remained conspicuously absent from the governments radar. Click to get a sign-in link sent to your email. We will be streaming the press conference live. We recently published a revised version of our.