Three people were grievously injured in two accidents early on Sunday. In the first accident, a 36-year-old Italian man riding an e-kick scooter was grievously injured in a collision with a Toyota Corolla that was being driven by a 24-year-old woman who lives in Birżebbuġa.The police said the accident happened in Triq San Ġorġ, St Julian’s, at 2am. The second accident took place at Triq is-Siġġiewi in Żebbuġ at 2.45am. A 46-year-old man who lives in Mqabba was driving a Nissan Qashqai that was involved in a collision with a Citroen C4 that was being driven by a 20-year-old woman who lives in Birkirkara. The people injured in both accidents were given first aid by medical teams on site and they were then transferred to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance. Times of Malta
Inflation Concern
Inflation is the foremost worry among voters, with food prices being at the heart of the problem, according to a MaltaToday survey. The findings show that 28.1% of people consider inflation and higher food prices as their principle worry. This is more than double the number of people who indicated inflation as a main concern last March and is a reflection of the exorbitant price rises across the board. MaltaToday
Covid-19 Update
Malta reported 153 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. With 79 recoveries the number of known active cases stands at 1,687. Two new deaths were recorded over the past 24-hour period, with the national death toll since the start of the pandemic standing at 726 according to the data published online by the Superintendence of Public Health. Newsbook
Morning Briefing
Church calls genetic testing ‘discriminatory’ The Church claimed in a position paper that changes to IVF law that will allow genetic testing on embryos are “discriminatory” and will harm human life. They claim that the proposed revisions will allow embryos with certain genetic disorders to be “frozen forever,” resulting in discrimination between future babies who will live and those who will be frozen. Parliament is presently debating a variety of proposed revisions to the law that governs IVF, including a slew of measures to expand treatment for infertility-stricken families.
Man wanted by Italian police arrested
A Maltese man who was wanted by the Italian police was arrested on Saturday. He is expected to face prosecution in Catania for his involvement in a narcotics trafficking ring. He was hauled to court today and was denied bail; his extradition request to Italy will be heard later this month. John Spiteri, was arrested at his house in Qrendi on Friday on a European arrest warrant filed by Italian authorities who wanted him to face serious accusations in a Catania court, according to police. John Spiteri’s plea for extradition to Catania to face charges stems from his membership in organised crime.
Covid-19 Update
The health authorities said 166 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Saturday taking the active case tally to 1,615. There was also one more death, as the tally of victims now reached 724. The number of cases registered in Malta is now 95,995, with 93,260 recoveries.
