These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Malta’s first coronavirus testing centre will soon start seeing patients with symptoms of the virus, as the health authorities step up efforts to contain the outbreak. Source: Times of Malta
The 16-year-old daughter of the man, who tested positive for the coronavirus yesterday has also contracted Covid-19, the health authorities said. Source: Malta Today
Air Malta has announced all its flights to and from Italy are suspended following the ban issued by the Government of Malta after the lockdown enforced by the Italian Government. Source: Newsbook
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has called on the business community to practice the highest ethical standards when it comes to market-pricing, especially on necessary items, at this time. Source: The Malta Independent
The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci said that the fourth case of coronavirus confirmed in Malta is that of a 49 year old foreigner – not Italian – who lives in Malta who returned from holiday in Trentino Alto Adige, Italy. Source: TVM
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