The Malta College of Pathologists has added its voice to calls for more restrictive measures to curb COVID-19.
Malta saw a record 336 cases on Tuesday, with th
Malta registers record 362 new COVID-19 cases as infection surge continues
COVID-19 update for 4 March | 4 deaths • 362 new cases • 230 recoveries • 3128 active cases • Swab tests past 24 hours 4,146 • Vaccine doses administered till Wednesday 86,854
4 March 2021, 9:50am
by Karl Azzopardi
This is the second record number of cases registered in less than a week,
Active cases stand 3,128, after four deaths were registered.
Two females aged 68 and 76, and two males aged 75 and 64 died at Mater Dei Hospital. The total number of deaths stand at 325.
230 new recoveries were registered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 20,135.
Total cases since the pandemic started stand at 23,588.
Till yesterday, 86,854 vaccine doses were administered. 30,329 were second doses.
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4 March 2021, 7:43am
by Matthew Vella
Malta’s pathologists, one of the most vocal critics of specialist colleges on Malta’s COVID strategy, has called on the government to take the bull by the horns and control the pandemic’s spread before it becomes “totally unmanageable”.
Malta currently has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 infections in Europe and one of the lowest in terms of restriction measures.
“Our hospitals are once again struggling to cope with the COVID admissions, our ITUs are nearly full and worryingly, younger patients are now being admitted with complications from the virus,” Malta College of Pathologists president James Degaetano said.
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta ordered restaurants and all other catering establishments to close again on Thursday, in response to a surge in COVID-19 ca.
Restaurants and cafes are being ordered to close until April 11, while private family gatherings are being limited amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, Robert Abela