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Doctors call for more restrictive measures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
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PN MPs unanimously deny asking Health Minister to jump COVID-19 vaccine queue
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The government must act to address the latest record-breaking spike in new COVID-19 cases, the nurses union said on Tuesday, warning a lockdown could soon be the only solution. The government is taking things too lightly. Yes, a lockdown should be used as a last resort but the way things are heading, we re soon reaching that point, Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) head Paul Pace said.
The government has resisted calls for a lockdown, insisting this would be futile and that measures in place are enough to keep the situation under control.
Health Minister Chris Fearne also previously dismissed introducing a so-called circuit breaker - a short lockdown to help bring down numbers and stop the situation from spiraling out of control. Instead, he pointed to the vaccine roll out as the solution.
A judge has temporarily suspended industrial action ordered by the UĦM Voice of the Workers union in hospital following an application for an injunction filed by the health ministry.
Last week the union directed 1,300 healthcare workers to take industrial action after claims the government had backtracked on previous pledges.
The 400 directives affected various departments and sectors, from emergency ambulance responders to radiographers, dental hygienists, physiotherapists and social workers.
However, on Thursday evening Mr Justice Grazio Mercieca halted the action until submissions on the merits of the case are heard in court.
In the injunction application, filed by permanent secretary Joseph Rapa, the health ministry said that industrial action in hospital was considered to be an essential service. The directives, he said, could seriously affect the provision of such an essential service.
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