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Malta: Precautionary measures to safeguard inmates
The Independent on Sunday says that Corradino Correctional Facilities introduced new measures against the spread of the virus. All visits have been…
Malta: Three Covid-19 patients in ITU
Il-Mument quotes Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci who reported that there are now three Covid-19 patients in intensive care. A woman aged…
Malta: Record rate for employment and unemployment in 2019
Kullħadd quotes the Labour Force Survey for the year ending 2019 which says that Malta registered a ‘double record’ of both the…
Malta: State owed almost €4 billion by 2018
Illum says that by the end of 2018, there was more than €1.1 billion in outstanding employers’ tax and national insurance to…
Malta: Real estate activity grinds to a halt
The Independent speaks to sources in the real estate industry who said that the activity is at a “complete standstill”. Real estate…
Malta: Some prices go up by a quarter
L-Orizzont investigates price hikes as a result of the virus spread and reports that some businesses have increased prices by up to…
Malta: People puzzled by lockdown instructions
In-Nazzjon says that Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday overruled health authorities on Friday evening when he announced that there will not…
Malta: Police preparing for wave of criminality
The Times quotes Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri who said that the police are readying themselves for a spike in crime as…
Malta: Groups of five are officially forbidden
L-Orizzont says that police have been ordered to disperse gatherings of five people or more in public as part of new measures…
Malta: Vulnerable people ordered indoors from Saturday
The Times leads with fresh measures announced by the government ordering high-risk people, including the elderly and people with specific medical conditions,…
Malta: Covid-19 spread entering new phase
The Independent quotes Health Minister Chris Fearne who said that predictive modelling used by authorities indicates that the spread can be expected…
Malta: Almost 120,000 people to go into lockdown
In-Nazzjon says that the lockdown for elderly and vulnerable people will directly impact 118,000 people and their families. Individuals affected by the…