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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Three new Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Malta with infected persons now at 12. The new cases involve a 45-year old Maltese man, a 40-year old Italian and a 30-year old Maltese woman who works in the health sector. These cases, confirmed by the Health Superintendent, are all imported cases and currently there is no local transmission. Prof. Gauci said that more cases are expected to emerge. Source: TVM
The coronavirus mandatory quarantine has been extended to all visitors entering Malta, regardless of the country they travelled from, the Prime Minister has announced. The new measure will start applying for today, Robert Abela said. Source: MaltaToday
The body of a 40-yer-old woman has been found in a rented car that crashed off a cliff into Birguma valley, police have confirmed. Police later confirmed the victim was a woman from Korea, who was living in Balzan and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigations are ongoing. Source: Times of Malta
The interconnector has been fixed, Energy Minister Michael Farrugia told The Malta Independent. Speaking with this newsroom, the minister said that the interconnector is already back on the seabed now, and is expected to be loaded into the system later on today, at around 4.30p.m., after which Enemalta will then be able to purchase energy from it. The minister said that on 23 December the interconnector was pulled by an anchor and suffered damage. Source: The Malta Independent
PN leader Adrian Delia stated that the government is not providing all the necessary information on how the public should react to the latest developments related to coronavirus. The PN leader said that unfortunately, precautionary measures disrupt our daily routines but are deemed necessary at this stage to protect each other. Adrian Delia also said that this situation can result in a loss for businesses and therefore salaries will also be affected and also loss of jobs. Source: Newsbook
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