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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Five new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci during a media conference today. With the addition of these new cases, the total number of infected persons has now gone up to 139. Source: TVM
Elderly people who are now confined to their homes due to efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus should be provided with assistance at a local level, within the towns and villages they live in, an NGO representing Malta’s grandparents and elderly has said. Source: MaltaToday
Veteran MP Robert Arrigo has decided to stay on as PN deputy leader, backtracking on his decision last month to resign. Contacted by Times of Malta , Arrigo confirmed he had withdrawn his resignation. “I cannot and will not abandon ship now. I will be the last to leave with the leader. Responsibility is a huge word,” Arrigo said. Source: Times of Malta
Investigations into the overtime racket which decimated the Police Force’s traffic branch are still ongoing, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said on Friday. Source: The Malta Independent
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) has written to Prime Minister Robert Abela and urged him to ensure that the financial aid announced earlier this week will be extended to the journalism and media sector. Source: Newsbook
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