75 years after VE day we are back to “the era of the mask”. Here are today’s key messages in Malta’s printed editorials.
The Times of Malta celebrates the remembrance of the 75th anniversary of VE day, linking it to the crisis we face today. The Editor argues how post-war Germany was rebuilt and flourished, an experience of how swiftly human nature can regenerate after disaster. As we recall and mark VE-Day, the battle against coronavirus may well come to rival that war for its historical significance and long-term impact on the way we live and think. The Editor notes how the coronavirus conflict will not end, like the Second World War, with some relieving moment of unconditional surrender. Luckily, the number of COVID-19 victims is nowhere in comparison. But still, it is testing Malta’s mettle in the face of adversity.
The Independent calls the current time as the era of the mask. The Editor expresses concern that this level of uncertainty is perhaps the most difficult aspect to contend with because, although we hope that the situation will be brought under control, there is still no light appearing at the end of this long and horrendous tunnel. Until that happens, we must continue to adhere to the guidelines that are being set by the health authorities. We must admit that it was only thanks to their instructions – and that these were followed to the letter by most of us – that Malta managed to contain the spread of the virus.
L-Orizzont looks at the financial package being implemented by the authorities to support the Maltese economy, expressing its belief that this package is yielding the desired results – with most companies sticking with their employees, safe in the knowledge that Government is covering a substantial part of their wages.
In-Nazzjon’s Editor tackles an argument that has been dealt quite a few times this week by his counterparts in other press publications, that of hatred being expressed online. The Editorial joins in the collective dismay at the way that a number of persons used social media to express similar comments which should have no place in society.
