Updated 1700pm – Newspaper Review
Times of Malta reports that Libya’s deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Mateegh and Foreign Minister Taher Siala on Sunday had meetings in Malta with President George Vella and Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo.
Malta Today says that Prime Minister Robert Abela has insisted that despite the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, the virus’ situation in Malta is still under control.
Newbook reports that the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, MUMN will issue industrial directives following a lack of agreement between Steward Health Care and the Health Department to initiate the concept of Meal Allowances for MUMN Members working at the Gozo General Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital and Karen Grech Rehabilitation Hospital.
TVM says that 35 new cases of Coronavirus have been identified in Malta during the past 24 hours after 2,173 swab tests were carried out.
The Malta Independent reports that a 50-year-old Hungarian man from St. Paul’s Bay was rushed to hospital after a motorcycle crash on the Coast Road in Naxxar.
Net News says that 54 percent of the Maltese and Gozitan people believe that political responsibility should be taken for the current situation of Coronavirus in our country
One News reports that it was August 23, 1960, exactly sixty years ago when the crime that shocked our country, that of Twannie Aquilina, took place.
Updated 1224 – 35 new cases of coronavirus, 33 recoveries
The Health Department reported 35 new cases in the past 24 hours, identified from 2,173 swab tests.
33 persons recovered during the same timeframe, taking the tally of active cases up to 668.
The Health Department said that from the 31 cases reported the day before, 14 were related to existing cases and clusters, with the remaining thereby being sporadic occurenes.
Coronavirus in Malta
People are losing trust in the authorities’ handling of the Covid-19 situation in Malta, according to a survey carried out by EMCS on behalf of The Times of Malta.
Only 40% defined as positive or extremely positive the way the government was handling the health situation in Malta, a massive drop from the 83% registered in May. More than half said this situation demanded political accountability.
31 new coronavirus cases were reported between Friday and Saturday, the lowest count for the past week. The new cases were identified from a 2,310 swab tests. 47 persons have recovered, meaning that there are now 666 active cases.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said that 118 persons have been fined after they were caught by inspectors not wearing face masks. Two event organisers were fined for not adhering to restrictions while another 66 persons were found guilty of breaking social distancing restrictions.
Delia says Government let criminality, poverty flourish
PN leader Adrian Delia said on Saturday that the rate of criminality is on the rise is because the government has shown itself to be not only lenient, but part of the system.
“We have noted an increase in criminality in the recent months, and we ask ourselves, how did criminality increase in such a short span of time? We notice that people are influenced by the government, which is that crime pays and criminals make a living. We have seen so much in the government happening, and not only do the police not interrogate them, but simply let them be.”
Speaking on NET FM, the Opposition leader also referred to what he called as “gangs” in various localities which were related to criminal organisations and which were setting up localised ghettos. He also decried the key conclusions of the latest survey on poverty, which found that 82,758 persons, or 17% are at risk of poverty. He said that these figures were a result of a government which failed to protect the vulnerable persons in our society.
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