Even though Malta reported just five new cases of the virus on Thursday, Fearne warned that the worst isn't over. Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci yesterday reassured shoppers that they were highly unlikely to get the virus from walking past somebody in a crowded aisle. A company sent 6.6m to buy alcohol gels and surgical masks to a company registered in Singapore but never received the goods. 10,000 fine for COVID quarantine breach is null, judge rules The institute will be compiling queries to discuss them with Malta Enterprise. Advertising revenues are down (drastically) and restrictions of people's movement mean newspaper sales are down, too. Audio, 26 minutes. 12.47pmGauci is reassuring people about lockdown restrictions that come into force tomorrow. Police have been ordered to disperse people in public. It was just a misunderstanding,. 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A total of 21,297 have fallen victim to it. Copyright 1997 - 2023 NewsNow Publishing Limited. Consumption and investment in capital are in freefall, Zammit notes in a Times of Malta piece published today. "This pandemic could be our death knell. We are expecting possible new measures to try to contain the outspread of COVID-19. Stop worrying about letters or parcelsBorg says hes seen a video doing the rounds online, in which the virus was shown to survive 74 hours on a tabletop. "For this to happen, it is essential that steps are taken to provide financial and material support to all who cannot afford to pay for shelter, food or medicine. 4pm In China, the people of Wuhan, who have been at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic, are finally seeing a ray of hope more than two months after the city was put under lockdown. The first case of the disease in Malta was an Italian 12-year-old girl on 7 March 2020. On Friday he gave his five tips for decision takers facing tough calls in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic. Sign up for a FREE NewsNow account and get our email alert of the day's top stories from the UK and around the world. Brent oil was down 7.33 per cent from Thursday, reaching prices it last touched more than 15 years ago, in 2003. Every component of aggregate demand which is what drives any economy is down. Read about our approach to external linking. COVID-19: New restrictive measures planned for February but no lockdown 8.10am There are an estimated 420,000 COVID-19 cases around the world. Malta is the world's 10th smallest country, and became a republic in 1971. Relevance is automatically assessed, so occasionally headlines not about Malta news might appear - if so please contact us regarding any persistent issues. But that decision has now been reversed: a government fact sheet says that people in the same house as vulnerable people will be allowed to: The fact sheet is in Maltese - we will be translating it and updating our lockdown Q&A to reflect what it states. The media is an essential component in a living democracy, if we are not supported financially now and in the future we will not be able to function and operate. That is not the only technological challenge our legal system faces: our law courts are also not equipped to accept electronic filing of judicial acts. 7.10pm Malta Public Transport says it will be deploying additional buses to heavily-trafficked routes, after many on social media highlighted overcrowding at bus stops. All filings have to be made in person - a significant challenge in a time when many people, including lawyers, are unable to leave their homes. 3,417 swab tests were administered on Wednesday, taking the total so far up to 1,129,787. Thank you Joseph Calleja for a small pleasure during these worrying times.". We will reopen the schools when we are sure that doing so wont be putting people at risk, Abela said in reply to a young girls question. 11.40am Frontex, the EU's border patrol agency, has just produced a graphic to track the temporary restrictions put in place throughout the EU, Schengen Area and the UK. There was some good news, though: the infection rate continued its downward trend, with the civil protection agency reporting nearly 86,500 confirmed cases in Italy - a 7.4 per cent increase, down from around 8.0 per cent in previous days. Video, 00:00:55Storm Helios hits central Mediterranean, The Documentary Podcast. If they do not have someone to delegate responsibilities to, they should then fill in the relevant form provided by the KTP. A staggering 480 flights scheduled to operate to and from Malta in the coming weeks have been cancelled as passengers grow wary of travel in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence. This covers masks, gloves, goggles, face shields, surgical masks and overalls. Lasting from January 1918 to December 1920, it infected 500 million people, then about a quarter of the world's population at the time. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. A furious Trump has called Massie who is from his own party a third rate grandstander and called for him to be thrown out of the Republican Party. Get the latest news from the BBC in London: Local website with breaking news, sport, weather and travel from the area plus in-depth features, analysis, audio and video coverage; listen to BBC . The minister was speaking during a press conference that was, for the first time, held remotely. This brings the total up to 134 cases. Spain recorded more than 700 deaths between Tuesday and Wednesday surpassing China in the global death toll - making the country now second to only Italy. MaltaToday.com.mt - News Air Malta will still employ new workers to maintain employee levels, Finance Minister clarifies Finance Minister Clyde Caruana says Air Malta will maintain an optimum workforce level of 375 employees with eight airplanes in its fleet, but the company will still recruit new. 2.34 pm The Opposition has called for additional COVID-19 safeguards and restrictions in prison, buses and local councils. Audio, 27 minutes, Assignment. 780,770 doses of the vaccine had been administered by health staff up until Wednesday, with 406,414 of those being a first dose. The lockdown does not apply to other people with asthma. Independent journalism costs money. 12.07pmWithin every crisis lies an opportunity. We will keep you posted. The cost of disinfectants has risen by 300%. There are a variety of Easter eggs available, with delivery to your door. Please ensure your password has at least 8 characters, an uppercase and a lowercase letter, and a number or symbol. Constitutional court clears mans 10,000 COVID-19 fine over human rights breach, MediaToday is an independent media house based in Malta. From Princess to Queen. She has again urged people with any symptoms losing your sense of smell and taste are among them to report them immediately.