1 comment.“The worst is still to come as mass gatherings continue unchecked” – MAM
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The Medical Association of Malta, in a statement this morning has said that “the worst is still to come as uncontrolled mass gatherings continue unchecked.”
It argued that “Covid numbers are rising at an alarming rate to unprecedented levels as parties and mass events continue to be held, indicating that the worst is still to come.”
According to the Association, “data from March to June can mathematically predict about one death every 75 cases within 4-6 weeks of onset.”
The report of cases from a confirmation party brings home the fact that normal social activities including family celebrations present risks just like any other mass gathering of more than 10.
The MAM said that an Italian journalist pictured on social media hundreds of people clubbing at Paceville with no masks or social distancing.
It argued that “many more parties with hundreds of people were held over the weekend all over the island with practically zero presence of law and order or enforcement. Large crowds were also reported on Comino and at Marsaxlokk. The Gozo ferry was jam packed with most people not wearing any masks.”
The MAM stated that “this is not how to control an epidemic but a perfect example of how to deliberately foment an epidemic when the R factor is about 2.0.”
“The cynical argument that no deaths have occurred since June cannot justify the promotion of the idea of normality,” said MAM.
“Scientific evidence has clearly shown that the peak of intensive care admissions and deaths occurs 3 to 6 weeks after the peak of new cases,” said MAM
The Association stated that “it is unethical not to prevent these deaths among elderly and vulnerable people with timely and effective public health measures.”
The Medical Association of Malta concluded by condemning a section of the media which “irresponsibly falsely re-assured viewers that Malta has the second lowest number of cases, without correcting the figure per population, when in reality the number of the new cases per day per 1000 population has risen to among the highest in Europe prompting the CDC in the US to consider Malta a high risk destination.”
Don’t know where the info comes from but I used the ferry twice on Sunday at 9.45am and 1.45pm and both ways they only had about 40 to 50 cars and were not crowded at all, also I only saw one person not using a mask!