The pandemic remains at the forefront of the Editorial agenda, with most Editors taking stock of the situation, putting their recommendations for the way forward.
The Times of Malta refers to recent comments by DPM Chris Fearne regarding reducing restrictions, urging caution and prudence. The Editor argues that Malta sits behind the infection curve of most countries. What has happened in these countries has taken place later in Malta. The government must continue to learn from the experience of these places, from both the positive and the negative.
The Independent expresses its concern on reports that hunters had illegally shot down thousands of turtledoves despite the season being open only for quail. The Editor calls for government to keep to its word and provide the enforcement capabilities that were promised. Over and above that, illegalities should be punished, not rewarded, especially if the reward is public land which belongs to us all.
Business Today recommends that while there are no tourists around and few people on the roads, the key tourist hotspots should be given a major spruce up that also includes infrastructural works to upgrade services, roads and public infrastructure. The Editor also calls on government to draw up a plan to offer airlines market support for when borders start to open.
In-Nazzjon dedicates its leading column to the now-familiar face of Professor Charmaine Gauci, the Health Superintendent, whose daily briefings have been described by the Editor as open and transparent. Prof Gauci is giving a face for the large number of healthcare professionals who are leading the fight against the virus on a daily basis.
L-Orizzont warns against using the pandemic to justify the erosion of rights. It refers to recent anti-democractic decisions in Hungary and Poland, as well as a reduction of workers’ rights in France.
