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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has apologised for a speech in parliament on Tuesday in which he said laid-off foreigners would have to be deported. Source: Times of Malta
Four employer bodies call on government to pay 50% of workers’ salaries, with businesses paying 25%, in light of coronavirus repercussions. Source: Malta Today
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, The Malta Chamber of SMEs, the Malta Employer’s Association (MEA) and the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) issued a joint statement to Prime Minister Robert Abela. Source: Newsbook
This year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest has officially been cancelled due to the rapid increase of Coronavirus cases across Europe, a post on the official Eurovision Song contest Twitter page revealed. Source: The Malta Independent
Superintendent of Public Health Professor Charmaine Gauci has stated that to date, there has not been any death in Malta as a result of COVID-19. Source: TVM
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