COVID-19 UK variant registered in Malta, Health Minister announces
UK COVID-19 variant registered in Malta for first time • Cases have been isolated and relatives placed in quarantine
30 December 2020, 10:19am
by Karl Azzopardi
In a tweet, Fearne said the cases have been isolated, and their contacts quarantined.
He called on people to stay vigilant, responsible and safe.
UK #coronavirus variant registered in Malta. Cases are isolated and contacts quarantined. Stay vigilant, stay responsible, stay safe. Chris Fearne (@chrisfearne) December 30, 2020
Malta has recently restricted flights between Malta and the United Kingdom. Non-Maltese nationals and non-residence permit holders will only be able to come to Malta if they are travelling for essential reasons and only after obtaining authorisation from the Public Health Superintendent in Malta prior to boarding.
COVID-19 update for 13 November | 150 new cases, 101 recoveries • 2,124 active cases • Swab tests past 24 hours 3,035 • Two new deaths registered
MaltaToday s most read stories for 2020
From the coronavirus pandemic to Keith Schembri’s court testimony, from the sudden death of a Naxxar teenager to a double murder in Sliema, these are the top stories for 2020, according to MaltaToday s readers
24 December 2020, 3:00pm
by Kurt Sansone
Keith Schembri s testimony, Miriam Pace s death in a house collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic were among the stories most read on MaltaToday
In a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic it is no surprise that 13 of the top 20 most read stories on MaltaToday were COVID-19 related.
But even if COVID-19 was a constant in our lives throughout 2020, other news events did manage to gain readers’ attention.
Malta recorded five deaths from COVID-19 overnight and 82 new cases, Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci said in today s weekly briefing.
The five people who died included a 66-year-old woman, who died at her home on 21 December but tested positive posthumously for COVID-19. Another victim was an 82-year-old woman who contracted the virus on 11 December and died at Mater Dei Hospital yesterday. The other three victims were men aged 66, 85 and 69 respectively.
The 66-year-old contracted COVID on 4 December and died yesterday at Saint Vincent de Paule, the 85-year-old tested positive on 17 December and died yesterday at the Good Samaritan Hospital, while the 69-year-old tested for coronavirus on 13 December and died at Mater Dei yesterday.
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