These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Confirmation of 11 new cases of Covid-19 in Malta, bringing up the total number of cases in Malta to 213. Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci stated during a media conference that 659 swabs were carried out yesterday, from which these new cases – all local transmissions – resulted positive. To date, 9,702 tests have been carried out. Source: TVM
“Air is cleaner, but it’s no thanks to government,” Green Party secretary-general Ralph Cassar has said in a renewed call for a reform on transport that can improve air quality. Cassar said road transport was a major contributor to air pollution according to the Malta’s National Air Pollution Control Plan, but noted that air quality improved with reduced traffic as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: MaltaToday
Malta has declared a public health emergency, giving the superintendent of public health wide-ranging powers to take all measures necessary to eliminate the threat of COVID-19. Source: Times of Malta
The government will have to intervene if businesses keep on abusing of the current Coronavirus crisis by increasing the price of essential items, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri said on this week’s edition of Indepth. Source: The Malta Independent
A Maltese couple stranded on cruise liner Colombus will be repatriated to Malta before the vessel reaches the UK. In a statement on Saturday, the government said that it will assist the couple who are aged over 70 and who have sought its assistance. Joseph Mercieca and Marthese Bonello will be collected from the cruise liner once the vessel is 20 nautical miles off the coast of Malta. Source: Newsbook
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