There are 5 new cases of Covid-19 registered as positive, Supt. of Public Health, Prof Charmaine Gauci, said on Thursday.

She said that although this is half then number of cases from yesterday, we should not be complacent. “The worst is still to come.”

Prof Gauci stressed the need for the public to avoid social gatherings and stay inside whenever possible. She added that 304 swabs were taken yesterday, resulting in 5 positive cases. 1,183 swabs have been carried out to date

There is a 56-year old Maltese woman, a relative of five others in a cluster who have the disease, she had no contact with anyone else.

A 29-year old Maltese man, who was in England from the 8th to 15th of March has tested positive, he went into quarantine on his return after developing symptoms on the day of his return.

Another case is a 33-year old Spanish male who had visited Spain, he went to work on 10th March but only for a short time that day, symptoms started on the 12th March. Prof Gauci said that transmission risk is minimal.

There is a 35-year old Maltese man who had been to Brussels and went into quarantine immediately he returned on the 11th of March.

The last of today’s positive cases is a 64-year old Maltese man, he is a relative of someone who had tested positively previously. They had both been to the UK and on return had quarantined, and had no contact with anyone else.

 

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