Live Update: Covid-19 Bulletin Malta – Sunday 3rd May 2020
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Economy Minister Silvio Schembri announced on Facebook this afternoon that Government has fixed a maximum price for masks, which will be required to access shopping outlets. Surgical Masks will be priced at a maximum of 95 cents, while Face Shields can be sold up to 5 euro.
Retailers selling these products at a higher price can be fined between 116 and 582 euro.
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Nine new coronavirus cases were registered in the past 24 hours, identified from 1,071 tests, taking Malta’s tally to 477 cases. 13 persons have recovered, meaning that 392 previously infected persons are now free of the virus.
At this point in time 81 active cases remain. Of these, only 14 persons are currently hospitalised, seven at Boffa Hospital, five at St Thomas Hospital, one in the Infectious Diseases Unit at Mater Dei and one in ITU. The rest are all recovering at their respective private residence.
Prof Gauci said that more than 17,500 persons have downloaded the app that allows to check symptoms. More than 26,000 have tried it out.
However, of the nine new cases identified today, five had no symptoms.
Questioned about the use of masks, Prof Gauci said that the public can be fined for not wearing them in retail outlets.
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It’s the first Sunday of the month, as warmer temperatures have started to grace the Maltese islands. The succession of low numbers related to new coronavirus cases in Malta, together with the announcement of a partial easing of restrictions as from tomorrow, has certainly pushed more people to fancy spending some time out. On this easing of restrictions, Government has yesterday issued the relevant Legal Notice and an Expainer. Read more on these here.
17 persons were fined €100 each during the continuous patrols that the Police are doing to ensure that there are no groups of more than 3 persons in public places. As from tomorrow, four persons will be allowed to congregate together.
Malta added just one new case yesterday, a Sudanese immigrant, taking the country’s tally to 468. Malta also registered 12 new recoveries, bringing the total to 397, meaning there are now 85 active cases.
We would like to remind you that the health authorities have launched an online symptom checker, available at https://covid19check.gov.mt/. More than 15,000 persons have tried it out in the first couple of days of operation.
