Corona Virus: An Update

Domestic violence is still an issue and at these times perhaps it is at its speaking. In speaking with a domestic violence charity in the UK it has seen of 400% increase in calls from women to seek help from their group. The UK newspaper, the Guardian, has reported that “ domestic abuse killings has " more than double " amid Covid-19 lockdown” . The founder of a local charity in the UK " Counting Dead Women " that takes care of domestic violence, Karen Ingala Smith said that there were “ 16 killings between 23 March and 12 April ”. She pleaded the UK government for more funds in order for these NGOs to be sustained and help vulnerable women. Much can be said about the situation of domestic violence in turkey with an increase of “ 38.2 percent ” in cases. With movement restrictions domestic violence cases has increased worldwide as now people are obliged to stay at home. In a post on New York Times said that the United Nations called on Sunday for ur...

Second Death of Coronavirus in Malta The Health department announced that the 2 nd death has been confirmed in Malta in just over 12 hours separating both deaths. We will now be seeing these deaths more frequently as the coronavirus takes its toll on the Maltese Islands. One can say that we have been expecting this issue for a long time now. We were told by the Health Authorities that people over the age of 65 are the most vulnerable and must stay at home not to get infected as they will be already suffering from chronic diseases and with the virus it makes things much more complicated for the human body to control. The man that die on Thursday was a “ 79-year-old man ” who was being treated at Karin Grech. In Malta so far we had 299 cases to be exact, 16 recovered cases and 2 deaths according to World Meters . USA still holds the most cases which the number rising by 30,000 on a daily basis up to a total of 435,000. USA also have between 1500 – 2000 deaths per single day. Spa...

We have not been going to work, not been going to university, sporting events are cancelled, major events like concerts are cancelled. Even the Eurovision is cancelled. Poor Destiny Chikunyere. One has to feel for her as she did deserve to compete in the Eurovision this year after working so hard to beat the toughest competition in Malta which is that of the X Factor. We have been seeing fines posted all around the island. On Monday it was announced that you can be more than 3 chatting outside or walking in a group as otherwise you would be " fined €100 ". Minister Byron Camilleri said that: "This does’t apply only to members of the same family who live under one roof. He said that Police patrols will increase, even in the countryside.  From tomorrow, the Police cavalry will be used for patrols in rural areas and will also have the task to disperse persons who feel that it is picnic time and join together in a large group in the countryside. Policemen with dogs wil...