Evening Daily Newsfeed Roundup

Good evening,

These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:

Malta will not be stopping flights from Italy’s northern region, which has been sealed off over coronavirus fears until it is advised to do so by the World Health Organisation, the health authorities have said. Source: Times of Malta

Activists marched through Republic Street in Valletta on the event of International Women’s Day on Sunday, calling for the stop to the objectification of women among other things. Source: Malta Today

Prime Minister Robert Abela used his customary Sunday speech to call for calm after Malta confirmed its first three cases of Coronavirus on Saturday. Source: The Malta Independent

The health authorities have not reported any new case of coronavirus, although the Italian four-person family are still being kept in isolation at Mater Dei hospital after three members of the family tested positive for the virus when they returned from Italy. Source: TVM

Medical Association of Malta has once again reiterated its call for all flights from Northern Italy to be cancelled and to order mandatory quarantine for flights from other Italian cities. Source: Newsbook

Pope Francis leads weekly Angelus prayer through live-stream due to coronavirus epidemic

Coronavirus death toll increases in France

Person who attended Trump conference tests positive for coronavirus

People seek to leave Milan after lockdown decision

Spanish town faces police lockdown to contain coronavirus

Australia ramps up epidemic preparation as third man dies, first death from coronavirus in Latin America

Maldives confirms first two coronavirus cases, limits movement on islands

First coronavirus case in Washington D.C., Trump “I’m not concerned at all”

Health officials in Benghazi deny rumours of coronavirus cases in Libya

Italian Civil Protection sets up online map of coronavirus infections in Italy

Milan and 14 provinces in Italy in quarantine as fatalities rise to 233