Until the vaccination programme is well underway, caution must be advised against any unnecessary social interaction that could lead to a rise in COVID cases
[WATCH] Prime Minister unveils plan to lift COVID-19 measures • Staggered reopening for schools
Government announces plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions • Elective surgeries to restart from 12 April • Non-essential shops and services can open from 26 April
7 April 2021, 9:59am
by Laura Calleja
SCHOOLS: 12 April to 16 April
Monday: Childcare centres, kindergarten centres and primary schools will reopen physically
Wednesday: Middle schools (Form 1 and Form 2) to reopen physically
Friday: Secondary schools (Form 3 to Form 5) to reopen physically
All post-secondary schools to remain online
HEALTH AND ELDERLY HOMES: 12 April
Elective surgeries to restart at hospitals
Elderly people home visits to restart
NON-ESSENTIAL SHOPS, SERVICES: 26 April
Non-essential shops to reopen with mitigation protocols
[WATCH] COVID-19 briefing: Two deaths and 52 new cases
COVID-19 update for 1 April | 2 deaths • 52 new cases • 146 recoveries • 740 active cases • 1,762 Swab tests past 24 hours • Vaccine doses administered till Wednesday 197,383
1 April 2021, 12:32pm
by Laura Calleja
52 new cases of COVID-19 were registered on Thursday, the health ministry has said.
197,383 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered until Wednesday. Of which, 54,578 were second doses.
Total recoveries stand at 27,951, while total cases registered stand at 29,085.
There are 740 active COVID-19 cases.
Two persons died in the last 24-hours. Two men aged 69 and 71, both of whom died at Mater Dei Hospital.
The total number of deaths is 394.
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Malta registered 154 new COVID-19 cases overnight and no deaths, Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci said during her weekly briefing on the pandemic.
She said the moving average for the past seven days now stands at 152 cases per day with households and social gatherings representing the main clusters of infection.
There are 149 patients recovering in hospitals, including 16 at the intensive therapy unit at Mater Dei Hospital.
Gauci said the vaccine drive among elderly residents in care homes has resulted in a significant drop in cases in these institutions.
She noted that the UK variant of the virus spreads at a much higher rate than the original virus, emphasising the need to continue with COVID prevention measures such as social distancing, mask-wearing and regular hand hygiene.