The Health authorities in Malta confirmed that since the number of positive cases to COVID-19 on a daily basis is relatively low and Gozo does not have any cases of coronavirus, this means that the situation is under control. However, the Maltese government has not published any guidelines of the transition strategy to lift some of the precautionary measures.

The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci this afternoon confirmed only two new coronavirus cases; a Sudanese who lives with a person already contracted the virus and a Romanian, aged 29.

In the last 24 hours, 12 patients have recovered from the virus bringing the total of recovered cases to 351 while there are 110 active cases. Prof. Gauci said that 11 per cent of the positive cases have shown no symptoms.

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The health authorities in Malta confirmed 5 new cases of COVID-19; three Maltese and two foreigners. A maltese man aged 49 who works in a home for the elderly was found positive to the virus but he did not have any contacts with the residents, and two maltese women aged 27 and 52 were confirmed positive during the last 24 hours. The foreigners are two males; one from the Philippines who works in the construction industry and the other one is from Sudan.
Meanwhile, 36 more patients have recovered from the virus.
The number of active cases now stands at 120 and the number of people who have recovered amounts to 339.
The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci confirmed that the Maltese authorities are monitoring the situation on an international level.She said that the airport would probably be the last measure to be lifted so that it would be operational.
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The situation of COVID-19 in Malta is still in a very delicate stage and the authorities still need to continue taking the necessary precautions to fight the virus. This was declared by the Superintendent for Public Health, Prof. Charmaine Gauci during a press conference this afternoon.
She announced two new positive cases involving Maltese citizens; a man aged 40 who was in contact with a person who had contracted the virus. The virus was transmitted from his workplace.The other case is a male, aged 68. The health authorities are carrying out the contact tracing amongst his family members.
Meanwhile, it was also announced that another 4 people have recovered. This means that a total of 286 people has recovered from coronavirus.
Gauci declared that by what was announced yesterday did not mean that Malta and Gozo were free from the coronavirus. Yesterday many people decided to go out after hearing the news that no new cases were confirmed. Prof. Gauci said that the country is still in the local transmission phase. Until today there are still 160 active cases out of the 450 confirmed cases.She also explained that the social distancing measure needs to be continuously observed especially by those considered as vulnerable including the elderly.
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No coronavirus cases were detected in Malta during the last 24 hours while another 33 individuals have recovered from the virus. This was announced this morning by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Chris Fearne.
During a press conference, Chris Fearne said that the rate of transmission of COVID-19 in Malta is decreasing and the results so far were better than predicted. “We have managed to reach this point because the Maltese public was responsible. The public has adhered to the instructions by the health authorities and has cooperated fully.”
According to the official statistics, more than 28,000 medical tests were carried out on individuals out of which 448 coronavirus cases were confirmed. 282 individuals have recovered so far. 60% of the confirmed cases were men. The majority of those who were affected were aged between 20-35. The Deputy Prime Minister said that the epidemic is still ongoing in Malta since there are active cases. There are 162 active number of coronavirus cases.
He declared that if the trend remains the same, then the restrictions will be eased in a gradual manner. Not every sector will be affected in the same way, once the easing of the measures starts off. However, while addressing the same conference, the Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci warned against the second wave. She urged the public to continue adhering to the measures imposed by the authorities.
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Malta registered the fourth victim due to the coronavirus. This was announced this morning by the Ministry for Health. The woman, 96, was being treated at Mater Dei Hospital. She tested positive for coronavirus on April, 16.  Later in the day, the Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci said “the victim had other chronic health conditions which worsened her health situation.”

Meanwhile, Prof. Gauci confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19 and that 26 patients have recovered from coronavirus. A total of 249 people have recovered from coronavirus while the number of active cases is of 195.

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The Maltese Health Authorities are insisting that although the new COVID-19 cases are low, this does not mean that the virus is over. In the last 24 hours, only two cases were confirmed positive while 19 more patients have recovered.
The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci said that the new cases are female care worker, aged 60 and a male aged 43 who works in a private company.
Malta had 447 positive cases out of which 223 have recovered and 221 are still active. The Superintendent for Public Health said that till now no one has resulted positive for the virus twice. She said that people who have tested positive to the virus should not be emarginated from society as anyone can contract the virus.
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More than a third of the infected persons with coronavirus in Malta have recovered. This was confirmed by the local health authorities. The number of COVID-19 cases is Malta reached 444; 276 are considered as active cases, 165 have recovered and three people have died.

The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci said that 15 people have recovered and a new case was registered in the last 24 hours. The new case is an 18-year-old Maltese woman and the health authorities confirmed that two family members have shown symptoms of the virus.

Prof. Gauci explained that the people who have recovered from the virus are asked to remain in quarantine for 7 days. Meanwhile, the migrants at Ħal Far open centre who are found positive to COVID-19 are being kept in isolation from the rest of the residents and they are continuously monitored by health authorities even when they recover.

The Superintendent of Public Health also confirmed that 44 health workers were found positive to COVID-19 as from March 9, and they work for both government and private entities.

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The Maltese health authorities confirmed that more migrants residing at the Ħal Far open centre are being confirmed positive for the coronavirus. The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci said that in the last 24 hours, Malta registered four new cases, three of them are of migrants from Marocco, Somalia and Sudan. Prof. Gauci said that the Ħal Far Open centre is still under quarantine and the positive cases are being kept in isolation. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases from the Ħal Far Open centre stands at 38.
The other new case confirmed in the last 24 hours is a Maltese male aged 59. In total 302 cases are still active.
Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Public Health confirmed that 8 patients have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing it to a total 126 recovery cases.
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Malta has registered just one positive case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours while more patients are recovering from the virus. This was confirmed by the Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci in her daily media brief.

Referring to the low number of positive cases reported during these last days, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the government is cautious but optmistic about the lifting of some of the precautionary measures. But Professor Gauci declared that it is still not the right time for certain measures to be lifted. She added that once the authorities announce such decisions, these will be followed under strict supervision.

19 more people have recovered from coronavirus but they will remain in quarantine; 14 male and 5 women. Only one new person has been confirmed as a new positive COVD-19 case. The new case is a Serbian woman aged 29 who resides and works in Malta.

A total number of 118 persons have recovered so far from the virus. This leaves 306 active cases. Prof. Gauci appealed to the Maltese to follow the authorities’ instructions to continue maintaining the positive cases as low as possible.

Meanwhile, no new positive cases were reported from the Ħal Far Open Centre. The total number of  migrants residing in this open centre who have tested positive for coronavirus stands at 35.

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Patients infected by the coronavirus continued to recover in Malta as few more new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. The Superintendent of Public Health, Professor Charmaine Gauci confirmed that eight patients have successfully recovered from COVID-19 while four new cases were registered. The new cases are all foreigners; a 43-year-old Italian man who was in contact with a previously reported case and three migrants, two from Bangladesh and one from Sudan residing at the Ħal Far open centre.

The number of coronavirus cases reported in Malta is at 426. This means that 324 cases are still active. Two patients are still receiving treatment at the intensive care unit. 99 patients have recovered completely from the virus.

The Superintendent of Public Health said that despite the low number of new cases, the health authorities need to be sure about the rate of infection within the community. “The authorities are carrying out the test for coronavirus on people who die suddenly or without a clear cause of death after it was pointed out that in some countries, states have revised the official death toll,” said Gauci.

Prof. Gauci confirmed that the health authorities are working on a strategy about the lifting of the preventive measures . Referring to the situation in Japan, Prof. Gauci said that one needs to be cautious and it is very important that the public abide by the instructions to keep the number cases as low as possibile. She urged the public to cooperate so that the situation remains under control.

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