Three people have tested positive with the new strain of Covid-19.
Professor Charmaine Gauci, Superintendent of Public Health, said that two of those were from the UK and had arrived in Malta on 19th December. A third person, who is Maltese, was also found to have contracted the new strain.
Bars and clubs will remain closed until 1st February as health authorities continue to combat the Covid-19 virus.
They had been due to reopen on 1st January.
Professor Charmaine Gauci, Superintendent of Public Health, appealed to everyone to follow government guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The importation of single-use plastic products will be banned from Friday 1st January 2021, following the completion of the public consultation and publication of legal notices on the 30th of December 2020, Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia announced.
Malta will be amongst the first countries to ban certain single-use plastic products in the EU. The ban will apply to...
Police from the International Relations Section this morning arrested a 60-year-old Hungarian man, sought by the Hungarian authorities to serve a 4 year prison sentence in connection with aggravated theft.
The man had fled the Hungarian authorities before serving his sentence and it became known that he had travelled to Malta.
After weeks of investigations, the Maltese Police, under a warrant...
There were 124 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours although the overall number of active cases continued to fall.
With 138 recoveries that current number now stands at 1,3 92.
Air Malta has achieved top ratings in Safety and Covid19 protection compliance standards by ‘Airline Ratings’ (www.airlineratings.com), ‘the world’s best one-stop airline safety and product rating review website’.
For the Covid19 standard ratings, the website reviewed aspects related to the Airline’s website information and instructions, social distancing on boarding, flight attendants’ personal protection equipment, compulsory face masks onboard, modified meal...
Manchester United can go second in the premiership if they beat Wolves at Old Trafford tonight.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is waiting on a late fitness test on Marcus Rashford who picked up a shoulder injury in the Boxing Day draw with Leicester.
Should Utd win they will be within two points of arch rivals and leader Liverpool who were held to a...
Ambassadors from the 27 EU member states have unanimously approved the EU-UK post-Brexit trade deal, paving the way for it to take effect.
The deal now needs to be approved by the 27 EU governments which will bring to an end 50 years of the UK's membership.
England's Parliament will be recalled on Wednesday to vote on the deal with the...
The President of Malta, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, has appointed Professor Edward Scicluna as Governor of the Central Bank of Malta for a period of five years with effect from 1 January 2021.
Professor Scicluna served as Minister of Finance and Financial Services between 2013 and November 2020.
In 2009, he was elected to the European Parliament before...
A nurse has become the first person in Gozo to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Prime Minister Robert Abela, Health Minister Chris Fearne and Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri were there to see her get the vaccine.
