24

Aug

Malta: Standing events of up to 100 people soon allowed

During a news conference inaugurating the new health centre in Kalkara, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne announced that standing events of not more than 100 people will…

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05

Jul

Malta: EU COVID-19 certificate required, separate from local certificate

To travel abroad, Maltese will need the EU COVID-19 certificate, separate from the local certificate, Health Minister Chris Fearne said.  The minister was speaking during a press conference on Monday, giving…

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14

Jun

Malta: Country cannot learn from other countries’ COVID mistakes- Fearne

Malta will not be mimicking other countries in lifting virus restrictions as its status as a world leader in vaccine rollout means it cannot learn from others’ mistakes, Health Minister…

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10

Jun

Malta: COVID vaccine certificate to be used for admittance into cultural and social events, Chris Fearne says

The government will be announcing measures on Friday which will see people being admitted to certain events against a COVID-19 vaccine certificate, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday.…

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06

May

Malta: Authorities mulling COVID-19 vaccine certificates for mass events

The health authorities are considering the use of vaccine certificates for mass events to be held once the rules on public gatherings are lifted in the coming months. Health Minister…

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21

Apr

Malta: 40+ persons can start registering for the vaccine from Friday

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has announced that persons aged 40+ can start registering for the Covid-19 vaccination with effect from Friday. Dr Fearne urged these persons…

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11

Apr

66 new cases and 44 recoveries reported Malta News Briefing – Sunday 11 April 2021

Covid19 Update Malta's health authorities have reported 66 new coronavirus cases. There were 44 recoveries. https://www.facebook.com/sahhagovmt/posts/317227819995768 Political Speech by PM Abela A summer of tourism will be crucial for Malta's…

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24

Mar

Malta registers largest decrease in Covid-19 cases

Malta has registered the largest decrease of Covid-19 cases in the European Union. Reports from the international media, quoted by Health Minister Chris Fearne, showed that cases in Malta dropped…

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10

Mar

510 new cases as Malta shatters Covid-record: Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 10 March 2021

Updated: 1232 - Covid-19 Update Health authorities reported a staggering 510 new cases of coronavirus, by the highest-ever reported since the onset of the pandemic on the island. With 316…

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03

Mar

Malta: Fearne says ‘more than one’ Opposition MP asked to skip COVID-19 queue

Health Minister Chris Fearne on Wednesday doubled down on the claim he had been asked for political favours in the roll-put of the COVID-19 vaccine, saying “more than one” Opposition…

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03

Mar

Malta: Plans for GU clinic services to be offered as primary healthcare

Minister Chris Fearne said that plans are being drafted so that services provided by the GU clinic can be provided by the Primary Healthcare sector. This will enable services to…

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01

Mar

Malta: Chris Fearne says Konrad Mizzi and OPM were talking to Steward behind his back

Steward Global Healthcare was running parallel talks with Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat’s office while also negotiating with the Health Ministry, Chris Fearne revealed on Monday. Source: Times of Malta…

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17

Feb

199 new Covid cases – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 17 February 2021

Updated 1745- News Portal Briefing Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that a Vincent Muscat, one of the three men accused of murdering Daphne Caruana Galizia, on…

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10

Feb

EU can’t risk to be caught off guard on vaccines – Malta’s Health Minister

POLITICO - Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne made a call to the EU not to “be caught off guard" and make sure that there are arrangements…

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20

Jan

70% of Malta’s population to be vaccinated by September – Health Minister

"Malta's realistic but ambitious target is that, by the end of September, we will have vaccinated 70% of our population." This target was expressed by Malta's Minister for Health Chris…

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20

Nov

Malta: Minister Fearne chosen to form part of experts’ group

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has been chosen to form part of One Health Global Leaders Group, the government announced on Friday. The international group issues guidelines…

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18

Nov

Malta: Deputy PM replies about Covid-19 situation in Malta

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has stressed that in regard to the pandemic situation, the Government is acting in a transparent manner and for this reason is…

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20

Oct

Malta: Government to contest Brussels action on golden passports

Criticism of Malta’s golden passport scheme by Nationalist Party exponents “did not help” the situation, Chris Fearne said in view of infringement proceedings started by the European Commission. The Deputy…

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13

Oct

Malta: No immediate plan to reduce 14-day quarantine period, health ministry says

Malta has no plans to make changes to its two-week quarantine rules unless advised otherwise by the World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the health…

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11

Oct

Malta’s Labour Party poll lowest result in 3 years – MaltaToday survey

A survey published by MaltaToday reveals that Malta Labour Party has polled its lowest support in the last three years. The Nationalist Party has garnered 30% support amongst those interviewed.…

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29

Aug

Malta secures 330,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses – Minister Fearne

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Chris Fearne announced that Malta has secured an allocation of 330,000 vaccine doses, once this is successfully developed and made available. In a…

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09

Jun

Malta: Malta managed to control the pandemic – Health Minister

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne said today that the country has managed to control the pandemic, while also saying that the R-factor of the virus now stands…

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17

May

Malta: PM’s bickering with Fearne risks undoing health authorities’ progress in COVID-19, Delia says

Opposition leader Adrian Delia has called out Prime Minister Robert Abela over undermining the work done by health minister Chris Fearne. The PN leader, who was speaking on party television…

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16

May

Malta: Summer will offer limited window of opportunity for businesses – Fearne

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne said that at the beginning of the outbreak he was convinced that Malta was well prepared to take on the coronavirus once…

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02

May

Malta: Coronavirus vaccine will be administered for free to the nation when available

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Chris Fearne, announced that when the vaccine for the Coronavirus will be available on the market to the Government, the intentions are to…

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12

Apr

Malta: Transition team set up to take care of medical appointments backlog – Fearne

The Health Ministry has put together a transition team that will be in charge of handling all medical appointments which have been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Malta…

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05

Apr

Today, the red and white flutters with pride and hope more than ever – Chris Fearne

An update on the infected numbers, another check on the number of high dependency beds being made available, the state of play at the ITU, a meeting with frontline doctors,…

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26

Mar

Malta’s Health Minister address in English

https://www.facebook.com/735396419870282/posts/2871352072941362/?vh=e&d=n Deputy PM and Health Minister Chris Fearne announced two new measures to improve social distancing following the recent increase in cases. Government has announced a lockdown for persons of…

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11

Jun

L-Orizzont Headlines – 11th June 2019

L-Orizzont reports on the inauguration of the first of 22 medicine-distribution robots at Mater Dei hospital. Health Minister Chris Fearne said that the new robotic system will eliminate human error…

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11

Jun

Robots to help distribution of medicines in Malta’s state hospital

An army of robots will help distribute medicines to patients at Mater Dei Hospital, Health Minister Chris Fearne said yesterday. The first of 17 distribution assisting robots, called ‘Mario’, arrived…

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01

Jun

Malta Headlines – The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent reports that a young man was sentenced to probation after the court found him guilty of attempting to run over a policeman in a stolen car in…

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31

May

Malta Headlines – The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent reports on a debate between PL and PN deputy leaders David Agius and Chris Fearne. Agius said that he will not point finger at anyone after the…

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15

May

Malta: In-Nazzjon Headlines – Wednesday 15th May 2019

In-Nazzjon says that the government ‘hit the panic button’ and adjourned parliament until after the elections to avoid debates about the protection of life. The paper says the decision came…

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03

Jan

Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta as reported in the local news portals. Top PN officials have come to the support of embattled party leader Adrian Delia…

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04

Sep

Malta News Evening Roundup – Tuesday 4th September 2018

Good evening, The following are the leading stories as reported by Malta's news portals so far. Today's news has been mainly dominated by the disappearance of freediver Neil Zammit, who went…

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