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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
The Supt of Public Health, Prof Charmaine Gauci, on Sunday night said that the three members of the Italian family who were found to be infected with the Coronavirus after coming back from Italy are all in good health. Source: TVM
Ryanair subsidiary, Malta Air, has suspended flights from Bergamo and Treviso, Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has announced. The low-cost carrier will suspend all flights to these areas immediately, including today’s flights to and from Bergamo and Treviso. Source: MaltaToday
A total of €86 million was pumped into Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH) by the government during the first two years of the company taking over the running of the St Luke’s, Karin Grech and Gozo hospitals. Accounts drawn up by the current concessionaire Steward Healthcare show that despite the millions in public funds received by VGH, its accumulated losses amounted to €27 million by the end of 2017. Source: Times of Malta
A man has fallen from a three-storey height on a construction site on Triq Carmen Mallia, San Gwann. Ambulances and police officers were on site. The accident involved a foreign worker and this newsroom is informed that he is in critical condition. Source: The Malta Independent
The public inquiry into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia continues this afternoon. Reuben Sciberras a government official is also expected to testify. During the last court sitting, Keith Schembri’s ex personal assistant, Charlene Bianco Farrugia and ex OPM official Ronnie Vella took the witness stand. During her testimony, Bianco Farrugia said that there were times when she saw businessman Yorgen Fenech at Castille. She then continued her testimony behind closed doors and journalists were asked to leave the courtroom. Source: Newsbook
Foreign News Roundup
These are the headlines and news items reviewed by our researchers and editorial team:
Violent protests in 27 Italian prisons over coronavirus fears
Iran releases about 70,000 prisoners because of coronavirus outbreak
Netanyahu appeals to European leaders for global effort to combat coronavirus
Von der Leyen tells Turkey to take migrants back from Greek border
Ireland warned may see coronavirus outbreak like Italy and France, Wales confirms two new cases
Lebanon to default on debt payments
‘Open the gates’ to migrants, Erdogan tells Greece before EU talks
Sudanese Prime Minister Survives Assassination
Trial to start of four men accused of shooting down Flight MH17 over the Ukraine
