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Talk to us | 2131 2020 | bov.com All loans are subject to normal bank lending criteria, credit approval by the Bank and a credit agreement. Further terms and conditions are available from www.bov.com. Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130. Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is a public limited company regulated by the MFSA and is licensed to carry out the business of banking in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371 of the Laws of Malta). KEEP YOUR BUSINESS STRONG FINANCING FOR BUSINESS BOV MDB COVID-19 ASSIST WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 29 APRIL 2020 • ISSUE 685 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY EDITORIAL • PAGE 11 PAGE 10 RAPHAEL VASSALLO Malta registers eight new cases of COVID-19 Businesses retain staff despite 'ineffective' government aid KARL AZZOPARDI MALTA registered eight new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci said. 17 new recoveries were also announced by Gauci. The total number of cases has reached 458, with Malta now having carried out 30,000 swab tests since the pandemic be- gan. The number of people who have recov- ered (303) from the coronavirus, now double the number of people who have it (151). PAGE 3 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 'More Europe'? Don't we have enough already? MASSIMO COSTA OVER 90% of Malta's businesses have not made any redundancies connected with the COVID-19 situation, a Malta Employers' Association study has found. MATTHEW VELLA THE government has decided to impose a fixed €12 per tonne disposal fee for construc- tion waste, at the Wied Incita quarry in Attard. The decision comes days after Infrastructure Malta halted all roadworks, claiming there were no construction waste disposal landfills to take in the debris. But after Cabinet met on Tuesday, the gov- ernment intervened in the market to drive down the price for the disposal of waste – an indication that the market was being prevent- ed from further disposing construction waste due to the high price of disposal, around €18 per tonne. Wied Incita quarry to take construction waste after government intervenes Coronavirus 30,000 swab tests since pandemic outbreak The Wied Incita quarry in Attard Charmaine Gauci