The Malta Independent 22 January 2021, Friday

143 new Covid-19 cases, 100-year-old becomes oldest virus victim in Malta

The number of new Covid-19 patients is 143 as the total active cases dropped to 2,740, statistics published by the health authorities show. The number of active cases dropped as 201 people...

latest comment from George Mangion, 22/01/2021 15:10: During the weekends,so many youths, 10 - 20 of them at a time,, get together in a flat and spend their time there overnight, sleeping I don't know how. Sure this helps the economy, but what about the pandemic.
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Wider reforms needed to create level playing field for women to enter politics – lobby group

Wider Reforms are needed to create a more level playing field for women to enter politics, The Malta Women's Lobby (MWL) said. MWL said that it supports the reforms that address the low female...

latest comment from missawt, 22/01/2021 15:19: Any woman can present herself as a candidate in the general elections. And half of the voters are women. So, where is the disadvantage ? If a female candidate does not receive enough votes to be elected, should she be imposed on the country ? We have several female politicians and they are there because they are capable and are respected.
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90% of electoral manifesto’s proposals in the social sector implemented - government

The Ministry for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children's Rights has already reached a 90% implementation rate of the Electoral Manifesto promises for this sector presented back in...

latest comment from Raymond Gerada, 22/01/2021 14:10: Dr. Falzon I suggest that those 85 years old and over and living on their own will automatically qualify to the house chore monthly benefits. They should not be made to apply at the social department, have the application filled and signed by their personal doctors and return it to the dept. Unfortunately at times they are required to return to their personal doctor to insert more details in the application. If these 85 years and over are still living on their own there should be no doubt that they require assistance to keep high level of hygiene at home. Afterall these old people are saving the government a lot of money by living on their own. Furthermore I am sure that they merit to be trusted more by the authorities. How's that adding it to the 10% manifesto proposals which are not yet implemented.
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Scicluna topped up CMB governor’s pay by €11,000 shortly before he took up the role - PN

Edward Scicluna bumped up the salary of the governor of the Central Bank of Malta by €11,000 shortly before he took up the same role, the Nationalist Party said on Friday.  The news was...

latest comment from Maria l-Maws, 22/01/2021 13:29: Politiku, jien ma nasal biex inkun qatt! Kif qatt nista nkun politiku Meta fil-prinċipji jien dejjem emmint? Nista qatt, illum jien nemmen f'xi haġa L'għada nemmen il-kontra, għax hekk tkun tixtieq int? Nista qatt, jekk it-tali l-ħażin għamel Nidħol f'xi tip ta' kompromess Li nikkundanna lil dak it-tali U lil sieħbi le, meta dan ikun għamel l'istess? U, jekk xi ħadd mil-partit tiegħi Jiġi mixli b'korruzzjoni meta fuqu jsir xi test U lilu jien xorta nibqa nappoġġja? Nista nkun aktar diżonest? U, xi ngħidu meta xi membru ieħor mil-partit tiegħi Jitlaq lilna u ma l'oħrajn imur? Kif qatt nista jien naċċetta, li minn eroj meta kien magħna Nibda imbagħad ngħajjar lilu Traditur? Jekk hemm ħaġa li żgur ma nkun nista naċċetta qatt Hi jekk, per eżempju, la jien dejjem emmint li tnejn u tnejn jiġu erbgħa Ikolli, bil-fors, naċċetta u niddefendi l-fatt Jekk il-partit jiddeċidi li tnejn u tnejn jagħmlu sebgħa. Wasalt issa biex nikkonkludi u dan nagħmlu b'dan li gej. Jekk naċċetta li, xi darba, politiku jiena nkun Kollox jindika li jiena jkolli, bil-fors, ukoll naċċetta Li nkun ipokrita u imbroljun. Għaldaqstant LE, jien dan ma nistax naċċettaħ Ma jista qatt li dan ikun!!! 19th January, 2021
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Ten new vaccination hubs to open in February as vaccine effort intensifies

Ten new vaccination hubs will open in February as the vaccination effort intensifies, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference, Fearne said that by today the...

latest comment from ln comenta, 22/01/2021 09:24: Please consider one or two DRIVE THROUGH vaccination points. Could be 24 hours during weekends. From inside the car is safer and faster. Check real number from other countries experiences
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Committee notes excavation practice that is ‘nothing short of playing Russian roulette with lives'

A committee that was entrusted with the evaluation of the construction sector has found that a particular practice used within the industry is 'nothing short of playing Russian roulette with the lives...

latest comment from Saviour Visanich, 22/01/2021 03:09: And what about article 439 of the civil code. This clearly states that excavation works can only take place at a distance of at least 76cm away from third party walls. One has to file a judical letter against the developer to enforce this law, as the PA couldn’t care less of the civil code article 439.
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151 new Covid-19 patients as active cases remain above 2,800

The number of new Covid-19 patients is 151 as the total active cases remain above 2,800, statistics published by the health authorities show....

latest comment from mario mifsud, 21/01/2021 13:21: When are we going to realise that we are in a pandemic and that such a situation requires that all our efforts are to be directed to stop the spread of the virus ? This can be done by speaking clearly and stating what can be accomplished at the present state of affairs. Health Minister Chris Fearne has said that : “The realistic but ambitious target is that, by the end of September, we will have vaccinated 70% of our population,” The end of September is 8 months away about 240 days away. Estimating our population at 500,000, 70 % equals 350,000. So the government plans to vaccinate 1458 persons a day. Too low for a small country such as Malta , where with a more ambitious plan (2916 vaccines a day ) herd immunity can be reached in 4 months time by the end of May. The increased figures can not be reached with the 2 vaccines so far authorised by the European Medicines Authority , but with the Oxford - Astra Zeneca vaccine, yes this can be done. Such an authorisation is expected by the end of this month.. This will not be business-0as-usual Since Hungary has already authorised the Oxford- Astra Zeneca vaccine for emergency use within its territory, our Health authorities should go for the accelerated vaccine roll-out
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