22

Mar

Germany plans €822 billion economic aid package to fight coronavirus crisis

The German government is planning an economic aid package worth €822 billion to prevent companies from going under during the coronavirus pandemic. The money will go to fund the country's…

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22

Mar

Boris Johnson appeals that best present one can give their mother for Mother’s Day is to stay away

Boris Johnson has warned the number of coronavirus cases is "stark" and "accelerating" as he tells adults the best present they can give their mother for Mother's Day is to…

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22

Mar

France records 112 coronavirus deaths in a day

France has recorded 112 coronavirus deaths in a day, taking its total to 562, the health ministry said on Saturday. There have been 14,459 confirmed cases, the ministry said in…

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22

Mar

Australian PM warns of lockdowns, NSW moves to comprehensive shutdown of non-essential services

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns the country could see lockdowns in a bid to curb coronavirus. The potential measures come after large crowds gathered on Sydney's beaches including Bondi…

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22

Mar

Italy tightens lockdown, closes all non-essential businesses, after dramatic increase of deaths

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday further intensified the lockdown, closing all non-essential businesses, after Italy registered almost 800 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours. The premier said supermarkets, pharmacies,…

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22

Mar

CoVid19 – Malta – The distance bringing us closer

There are times when the picture of a society comes out blurry, when we struggle to identify the factors and the values that bind a people together. This is not…

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21

Mar

Former Real Madrid President Lorenzo Sanz dies of Coronavirus

Lorenzo Sanz, former Real Madrid president from 1995 to 2000, died in Spain due to Coronavirus. He was also the president of Fabio Capello. Sanz had been hospitalized in serious…

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21

Mar

Our pain, His Pain – Lent in times of coronavirus

Lent in times of coronavirus by Osmani Simanca, Brazil

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21

Mar

I’m Outta Dove can’t get Clean… Anastacia’s Quarantine Song

   

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21

Mar

NHS issues advice on prioritisation during CoVid-19 pandemic

New guidelines have been published to help doctors and nurses decide how to prioritise patients during the coronavirus pandemic. The Independent reports that the advice from the National Institute for…

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21

Mar

AC Milan’s Paolo Maldini and son Daniele test positive for coronavirus

Paolo Maldini and his son, Daniel, have both tested positive for coronavirus. AC Milan confirmed the news in a statement. "AC Milan confirms that Paolo Maldini, the club's Technical Director, became…

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21

Mar

Juventus striker Paolo Dybala and girlfriend test positive for coronavirus

Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has confirmed he and his girlfriend have tested positive for coronavirus, though he says neither of them are displaying any symptoms. The Argentine forward is the…

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21

Mar

IOC ‘putting us in danger’ – Pressure mounts for 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement

Pressure mounted on Olympic organisers to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Games on Saturday after the powerful US track and field federation urged for this summer's event to be pushed back…

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21

Mar

CoVid-19 – Bosnia registers its first death

A Bosnian man became the first to die of the coronavirus in the Balkan country, the manager of a hospital in the northwestern town of Bihac has said. Bosnia has declared a nationwide state…

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21

Mar

Another drastic increase in number of deaths in Italy

Italy reports 793 more persons dead with the CoVid-19. There was a total of 42,681 coronavirus patients in Italy, with an increase compared to yesterday of 4,821. The total number…

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21

Mar

8,000 more beds and 20,000 extra qualified staff will join NHS

Nearly 20,000 fully qualified staff will join the NHS response to coronavirus after a deal with the private sector which will include 8,000 more hospital beds being made available, Sky News…

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21

Mar

UK unions and business leaders welcome government’s decision to pick up wages of workers

Union and business leaders have largely welcomed news that the government will pick up "most of" the wages of workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shred the UK economy.…

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21

Mar

Now is the time to help each other… Corporate ID Group’s A4L supporting Malta Together initiative

Several individuals have contacted the Corporate ID Group to provide support to those in at this unprecedented time in living history. We believe in synergies and as such apart from…

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21

Mar

Germany may enforce nationwide curfew to enforce ‘social-distancing’

Germany may enforce a nationwide curfew if the country's 83 million people fail to keep their distance from each other this weekend to curb the spread of coronavirus, government and…

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21

Mar

Ireland’s government considering plans to pay up to 75% of wages

Ireland's government is considering plans to pay up to 75% of the wages of thousands of staff temporarily laid off as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Irish Times…

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21

Mar

Covid-19 Malta Daily Bulletin – Saturday 21st March 2020

Update 12:34 Prof Gauci announced that nine new cases were reported, from 233 swabs taken. These concern six Maltese nationals, a British woman, a Somali and an Indian. Two of…

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21

Mar

“Everything started from the 40,000 supporters at San Siro watching Atalanta-Valencia” – Prof. Francesco Le Foche

According to the experts, the football game between Atalanta and Valencia played at San Siro on the 19th February is the underlying reason for the outbreak of the epidemic in…

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21

Mar

Coronavirus: NGOs are stopping their rescue missions on the sea

“The pandemic is forcing us to freeze our activities. This is a necessary decision, despite the fact that the embarkments have started again,” said a spokesperson from Mediterranea. Ocean Viking,…

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21

Mar

Poland declares ‘state of epidemic’

Poland is moving into a "state of epidemic" — which gives central and regional governments greater powers to deal with a crisis — Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced at a press…

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21

Mar

Spain braced to become next Italy

Doctors in Spain are preparing to make difficult decisions as the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care continues to rise. Hospitals in hard-hit regions like Madrid are quickly reaching…

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21

Mar

What are the employer and employee rights and duties when implementing teleworking arrangements?

On Friday the 20th of March 2020, the Superintendent for Public Health of Malta announced that Malta had 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. The “eighth case”, as identified by the…

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21

Mar

The face of business

In less than a week we have seen businesses, small and large, mobilise to adjust to the Covid-19 emergency. Some companies have shifted operations away from their corporate bases to…

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21

Mar

Dutch PM appoints opposition MP as country’s new health minister to combat Covid-19 spread

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has appointed an opposition MP as the country’s new health minister to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Martin van Rijn, the former…

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21

Mar

A message to the Maltese by Dr Konrad Borg – Consultant at MaterDei Hospital

Dear all, Yesterday we noted a number of people who went out in groups, compromising the sacrifices made by so many of us, who have understood the necessity of the…

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20

Mar

Hospitals in Central and Southern Italy waiting for Tsunami of CoVid Cases

Just one month ago, Italy reported its first case of CoVid19. Italy's darkest month followed. 37,860 (and counting) are infected. 4,032 died, It is against this backdrop that hospitals in Italy’s…

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20

Mar

Europeans encouraging health workers’ nightly from the windows

At a time of isolation, people in many European cities hit hard by the new coronavirus are taking at least a minute each night to come together in gratitude. They…

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20

Mar

Photo Story: Businesses begin to recover in Beijing

A vendor wearing face mask works in a store of a shopping mall in Beijing, China, 20 March 2020. Many restaurants, stores and other businesses begin to recovery which closed…

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20

Mar

Ukraine announces nationwide quarantine measures

Ukrainians wait at a bus stop in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 March 2020. The limitations with municipal transport are some problems for people, who obligate to reach their job, especially medical…

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20

Mar

Vatican roses donated to Dutch hospitals

Employees of the Franciscus Gasthuis receive roses in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 19 March 2020. Reportedly the flowers would normally be sent to Rome as decoration for the 'Urbi et orbi'…

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20

Mar

Societies that stand together are more resilient in times of crisis, say human rights heads on International Anti-Racism Day

While ever more countries introduce measures to counter the current health risks, it is important to remember that societies based on solidarity and inclusion are more resilient to fast-changing circumstances,…

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20

Mar

Photo Story: Disinfection in Pisa

Sanity disinfection under the leaning tower of Pisa and the Miracle's square completely empty of people in Pisa, Italy. Due lockdown measures kicked in throughout Italy on 12 March after…

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20

Mar

Belgium closes borders for non-essential inbound and outbound travel

Belgium has decided to close its borders for "non-essential inbound and outbound travel" to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Interior Minister Pieter De Crem said on Friday. “Tourist trips…

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20

Mar

YouTube to reduce its streaming quality in EU and UK to avert internet gridlock

YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union and the United Kingdom to avert internet gridlock as thousands of people work from home. The…

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20

Mar

Brussels Airlines temporarily suspend flights

Brussels Airlines aircrafts are parked on the tarmac at Zaventem International Airport near Brussels, Belgium, 20 March 2020. Brussels Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend its flight operations from 21…

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20

Mar

Malta – From a library to a ward #CoVid19 preparedness

This was the medical school library within the Mater Dei Hospital building. As one of our readers posted, this image should make us realise the extent of what a country…

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20

Mar

Photo Story: Military patrols in the streets of Hungary

A soldier and an MP patrol in the main square of Debrecen, Hungary, 20 March 2020. The patrol is deployed to keep up public safety and order during the time…

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20

Mar

British Airways pilots agree to take 50% pay cut

British Airways pilots are going to take a 50% pay cut in April and May as the airline battles to survive the coronavirus crisis. The drastic measures mean BA's 4,500…

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20

Mar

At least 28 priests in northern Italy have died from COVID-19

Italian dioceses surrounding Milan have reported the deaths of 30 priests during the coronavirus outbreak. Avvenire, the Italian newspaper owned by the Italian bishops conference, attributes at least 28 of…

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20

Mar

CDC study finds younger adults at risk too from coronavirus

While it was first argued that older people were more vulnerable to the coronavirus, new findings show that young people, too, are at risk. First assumptions about the virus indicated…

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20

Mar

Photo Story: Ship transformed into hospital in Italy

Healthcare workers, wearing protective masks, walk in front of the ‘Gnv Splendid’ ferry transformed into a hospital for the hospitalization in isolation of patients infected with COVID-19 coronavirus discharged from…

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20

Mar

Italian army deployed to enforce lockdown in Lombardy

The army will be used to impose the lockdown in Lombardy - the region of Italy worst hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The move came after a request from Lombardy…

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20

Mar

Photo Story: Hope reigns supreme in overcoming coronavirus in Italy

A man jogging on the west bank of the river Po in Turin, Italy, 19 March 2020. Italy is the worse-affected country outside China, where the COVID-19 outbreak started. Italy…

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20

Mar

Spain’s death toll surges past 1,000

At least 1,000 people have now died in Spain from the coronavirus, while the total number of infections in the country has reached almost 20,000. The death toll from an…

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20

Mar

UK Government preparing rescue plan to save jobs

Britrish Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to announce an employment and wage subsidy package to try to protect millions of jobs. One proposal under discussion is for the UK to follow…

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20

Mar

Come back to fight coronavirus, UK begs 65,000 former nurses and doctors to help

Britain has asked 65,000 former nurses and doctors to return to work and will deploy final-year medical students to fight the coronavirus health crisis, the health ministry said. The Nursing…

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20

Mar

Number of cases in Germany rises by nearly 3,000 to 13,957 overnight

The number of coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by nearly 3,000 overnight to 13,957, a government agency in the country has confirmed. There were also 11 more deaths from…

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20

Mar

13 doctors died from Coronavirus in Italy

Five more Italian doctors have died from coronavirus, bringing the death toll among medics in the country to 13. At least 2629 health workers have been infected according to NZ…

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20

Mar

China’s new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day

China’s imported coronavirus cases have risen to a record 228, data showed on Friday, as infected travellers spread to ever more provinces, adding pressure on authorities to toughen entry rules…

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20

Mar

British Airways pilots to face pay cut due to coronavirus

British Airways pilots will face a 50% pay cut to their basic salary for April and May, as the airline seeks to reduce its cost to try survive the coronavirus…

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20

Mar

Giuseppe Conte calls on EU to use full financial firepower

Italy has called on the EU to use its powerful economic rescue fund to extend credit lines to all member states to fight “a global shock that has no precedents…

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20

Mar

Madrid converts hotels into hospitals to treat coronavirus patients

A four-star Madrid hotel - Gran Hotel Colon, which is about a 10-minute walk from the Gregorio Marañon hospital, one of the Spanish capital's biggest - has been transformed into…

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20

Mar

Libyans told not to return back to country for time being

The director of the Attaches and delegates Affairs Department at the Ministry of Education requested, the academic attachés of the Libyan embassies abroad to inform Libyan students and employees not…

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