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5 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 14 MARCH 2021 NEWS Publication of Tenders for Leasing of Premises by the Ministry for Gozo The Ministry for Gozo notifies the publication of tenders for the leasing of office spaces in Gozo and an office space in Malta. The premises are to have the following minimum area as listed below: • MGOZ MPU T 26/2021 - Office space in Gozo with a minimum area of 280m 2 • MGOZ MPU T 27/2021 - Office space in Gozo with a minimum area of 400m 2 • MGOZ MPU T 28/2021 - Office space in Gozo with a minimum area of 170m 2 • MGOZ MPU T 29/2021 - Office space in Gozo with a minimum area of 350m 2 • MGOZ MPU T 31/2021 - Office space in Malta with a minimum area of 300m 2 and parking facilities to accommodate a minimum of 4 vehicles Interested bidders may download all documentation and submit their bid through www.etenders.gov.mt by not later than Friday 9 th April 2021 at 9.30 am. Training in Gozo for Economic Operators The Ministry for Gozo in conjunction with the Department of Contracts will be organising training in Gozo on the electronic Public Procurement System. Interested economic operators are kindly requested to apply by Wednesday 17 th March 2021 by e-mail on procurement.mgoz@gov.mt or by calling on 2210 0268 between 8.00am and noon. 30 20 10 0 ALL PL now PN now No vote M F 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 81.3% 88.0% 75.3% 70.1% 74.9% 89.3% 89.7% 82.9% 81.6% 74.4% 76.6% 85.7% 78.1% 84.1% 77.6% 81.4% 81.7% 79.1% 90.5% 72.8% ALL PL now PN now No vote Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1.1% 1.2% 1.6% 1.7% 2.5% 3.4% 7.1% 1.3% 1.6% 1.2% 2.7% 1.5% 3.6% 1.8% 2.1% 1.5% 2.2% 16.3% 5.5% 5.0% 9.8% 9.6% 1.5% 2.0% 2.6% 3.9% 3.7% 10.0% 0.9% 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 3.1% 3.5% 1.1% 1.1% 1.7% 1.3% 5.2% 1.0% 1.4% 1.8% 3.1% 8.4% 1.4% 6.1% 1.5% 3.4% 4.1% 1.9% 2.2% 1.7% 5.3% 2.6% 11.6% 1.8% 1.9% 5.7% 12.6% 2.2% 1.5% 2.0% 2.6% 5.0% 1.1% 3.4% 2.7% 1.2% 5.3% 8.4% 2.6% 1.3% 3.1% 7.0% 1.8% 2.5% 4.9% 4.4% 8.7% 2.2% 1.9% 1.3% 11.4% 1.2% 1.9% 5.0% 9.2% 1.3% 1.5% 2.2% 3.3% 5.3% 2.3% 5.0% 2.3% 2.7% 2.0% 1.5% 0.9% 3.3% 6.1% 2.0% 6.4% 8.3% Lack of enforcement Tra�c Construction Opposition Environment Other Corruption Excluding COVID from concerns lic transport and she regular- ly carries out errands to buy groceries, medicines and other essentials. "I go out to buy gro- ceries, pay bills, accompany my employer to the clinic, the hair- dresser, walking outside... I am more exposed outside than she is. I have a high risk of getting it." Amistad is appealing to the health authorities to include live-in carers in the next cohort. "We are at risk, and we are also risking the health and life of the elderly that we are taking care of." Another Filipino live-in carer, Leonora Silos, however received an invitation to receive her first dose on 24 March and is due to receive her second on 2 June – she was eligible due to her age (61) and not because she is a live-in carer. She had not been included in the first cohort of professionals to receive the vac- cine. "I am grateful for this, but sad- ly the person I am taking care of hasn't even received an appoint- ment yet, and she's 87-years- old! I'm appealing to the health authorities to prioritise these vulnerable people, myself as well as my employer." Silos however said it was im- portant that carers are given the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. "I don't want to put my employer at risk; that's why I want to be vaccinated. Us carers care deeply for our employers, we love them like family. We want to be covered to protect them. I hope the health authori- ties will start to give this impor- tance." There are currently four COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the EU so far – Pfiz- er/BioNTech, Moderna, Astra- Zeneca and Janssen – three of these vaccines require people to take two doses several weeks apart. The latter vaccine is a single dose. Health profession- als, educators, persons in essen- tial jobs such as water services and postal workers, vulnerable groups and those over 60 are el- igible for the vaccine. Four dead as Malta registers 298 new virus cases FOUR more persons died in the 24 hours up to noon on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19, health authorities confirmed. The victims were two males, aged 72 and 74, who died at Mater Dei Hospital. An 80-year-old female died at Gozo General Hospital and an 86-year-old woman died in her residence. In the same time window, Malta registered 298 new cases of the virus, together with 338 new recoveries. As things stand, Malta has 3,144 active cases of COVID-19. There have been 26,267 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak, 22,773 of which have since recovered. There have been 250 deaths in total. On Wednesday, 4,333 swab tests were carried out, with total swabs standing at 750,755. Cases 26,267 Active 3,144 Recoveries 22,733 Deaths 350 Swabs 750,755 LATEST COVID-19 www.maltatoday.com.mt/covid19