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And that is a much bigger infection risk. As it happened: Lockdown for 118,000 people; five new COVID-19 cases Russia will shut all cafes and restaurants for one week as of Saturday. Maltas superintendent of public health Charmaine Gauci alluded to the tests yesterday, saying that authorities are drafting plans to eventually introduce similar tests locally, to gauge the spread of the pathogen. Send us your suggestions, tips or story ideas at newsroom@timesofmalta.com or tweet me directly at @bertrand.borg. But Kentucky representative Thomas Massie is threatening to demand a roll call vote, which would force lawmakers to return to Washington DC to cast their vote. 1.45pm A taster of what is to come later this evening. 12.45pm The daily COVID-19 health briefing will be given at 1.30pm. Constitutional court clears mans 10,000 COVID-19 fine over human rights breach, MediaToday is an independent media house based in Malta. Sophia Smith Galer explores the strength of feeling around abortion in Malta. This live blog will end here. Australia has ordered all returning travellers to spend 14 days in quarantine and roped in the army to enforce the rule. 10.52amHeres another way of keeping your children entertained: beloved author and illustrator Trevor Zahra is narrating stories from his iconic book rajjiet in-Nannu ens online, on the Sunday Circle magazines Facebook page.Zahra has already narrated three stories so far, and theyve gone down a treat, with more than 46,000 views so far. Read our summary of the revised lockdown rules. She says this is because many people do not even realise that they are carrying the virus and take a long time to report it to the 111 helpline. On the bus service, Toni Bezzina proposed a ban to prevent commuters from sitting next to each other, install sanitizers, disinfect vehicles every day, give protective equipment to drivers, and deploy extra buses at peak times to prevent crowds at termini. 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TheUSdeath tollhas hit 1,000, according to tracking by The Washington Post. 10.59amHeres a horrific story from Iran: nearly 300 people have died in the country after they ingested methanol in the false belief that it kills the COVID-19 virus. UK deaths rise to 465, out of 9,500 confirmed cases. 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 rest are recovering at home. Heres an English-language summary of what Borg emphasised:1. Here's a photo of Lidl in ejtun earlier today - the aisles are full, with people getting up early to fill their trolleys. Malta (Travel Restrictions, COVID Tests & Quarantine Requirements Photo: Chris Sant Fournier. Urging member states to react quickly, Metsola said the cost of inaction or hesitation will be too high a price to pay.. In one intervention, the prime minister says all indications are that schools will not open any time soon. We will be streaming the press conference here. 6pm At a news conference, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced the following measures: - There can be no public gatherings of more than five people. EU leaders are holding a video summit today. or We'll be back on Friday. What Prime Minister Robert Abela needs to appreciate is that we have zero revenues but we are still operating and productive and offering a constant flow of information and analysis. A lot of ideas being bandied about are misguided, the professor says. Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by a specially-appointed board, Gauci says. It's the third blow for the UK government and its fight against the virus in the space of a few short hours: both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock said earlier today that they had tested positive for the virus. Audio, 15 minutes, Heart and Soul. PN MP Mario Galea called for the immediate setting up of a 24/7 helpline for people suffering from mental problems due to the isolation measures and anxiety about the virus. The police will now be empowered to disperse those crowds and ensure everyone remains a safe distance from each other. 10 said. One sector the independent media has remained conspicuously absent from the governments radar. 51 new Covid-19 cases registered, as over 400,000 now fully. It was just a misunderstanding,. 3.30pm The Malta Gaming Authority has reminded its licensees that, all commercial communications must be socially responsible, especially in light of the current situation. "They are essential to our democracy and essential for us to get through this now. By clicking 'Create Account and Subscribe' you agree to us creating an account for you and subscribing you to our newsletter in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.Emails, which may be sent daily or less frequently, may include marketing elements. Independent journalism costs money. 1.40pm Prof. Charmaine Gauci said five new COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in Malta: three were contracted following overseas travel, two were transmitted locally. The measure was introduced because authorities were noticing people still gathering in groups outdoors, she says. 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. Four of those cases were locally transmitted, with one linked to overseas travel.Authorities tested 432 people over the past day, for a total of 4,462 swabs since the virus reached Malta. This brings the total up to 134 cases. 8.10am There are an estimated 420,000 COVID-19 cases around the world. Here's EU Parliament president Davide Sassoli speaking with EU leaders yesterday. Saviour Balzan, managing editor of Malta Today added: "The media in general have been passing through a very difficult period. Expect that to land later this morning - we will of course share it with you as soon as it does. logarithmic. or He warned: "We would otherwise not be able to overcome the pandemic and will have to spend many more weeks indoors.". 12.59pm Health Minister Chris Fearnesaid yesterday that local epidemiologists now had enough data to create models with a reasonable degree of certainty. 4.50pmItaly's coronavirus epidemic could peak in the next few days, experts are predicting, but regional authorities warned the crisis was far from over, as four more frontline doctors died on Friday. 8.35amEU member states leaders used to pose for a family photo every time they got together for EU Council meetings. Please click 'Sign in and Subscribe' to continue. If you appreciate the work we do and would like to keep it going, consider donating to Times of Maltaand urging your local MPs to push for the media to be supported during this difficult time. Get breaking news on politics, tourism, and its relations with the EU. 10.25am The country is going under gradual lockdown and people are being ordered to remain indoors. 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.
