{"id":3898,"date":"2020-08-12T18:04:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=3898"},"modified":"2020-08-12T18:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:04:50","slug":"il-gvern-jaghzel-il-gwadann-tal-ftit-u-jipperikola-s-sahha-tal-poplu-kollu","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/il-gvern-jaghzel-il-gwadann-tal-ftit-u-jipperikola-s-sahha-tal-poplu-kollu\/","title":{"rendered":"Government chooses to enrich the few and endanger people\u2019s health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>country<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>needs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>led<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>seriously<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>because<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>facing<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>dangerous<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>situation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>whereby<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>shall<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>witness<\/span>\u00a0an \u2018<\/span>explosion<\/span>\u2019 of\u00a0<\/span>Covid-19\u00a0<\/span>cases<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00a0<\/span>marathon<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>meeting<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lasted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>almost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>eight<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hours<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>between<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>social<\/span>\u00a0partners\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Prime<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Minister<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Thursday<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>6<\/span>th August,\u00a0<\/span>did<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lead<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>complete\u00a0<\/span>cancellation<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>mass<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>activities<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Despite<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>various<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>concerns<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>raised<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>representatives<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>social<\/span>\u00a0partners,\u00a0<\/span>Government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>does<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>want<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>its<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>course<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0<\/span>wants<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>resume<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>public<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>events<\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>albeit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>limited<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>number<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>attendees<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>midst<\/span>\u00a0of a\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>European<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>countries<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ordered<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cessation<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>mass<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>events<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>On<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>contrary<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0Maltese\u00a0<\/span>Government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>does<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>want<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>give<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pressure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>being<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>put<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>those<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>welfare<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0Maltese\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>heart<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Government<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>instead<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>wants<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>keep<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>country<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>open<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>foreigners<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Workers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stresses<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>order<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>healthy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>economy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>need<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>healthy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>population<\/span>.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>there<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>safeguard<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>useless<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>open<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>up<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>economy<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>facilitate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>business<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Coronavirus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cases<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rise<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>seems<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>long<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>forgotten<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>restrictions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ordered<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>itself<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>had<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>forced<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0Maltese\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stay<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>indoors<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Now<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>away<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sacrifices<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>made<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>because<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>decisions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>benefit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>ose<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>want<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>profit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>swiftly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0t<\/span>he<\/span>\u00a0detriment of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0rest of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>population<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>portal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>appeals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>public<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>following<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>advice<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>appeals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>provided\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>authorities<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>control<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>ourselves<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>responsbible<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>where<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>going<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vulnerable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>given<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>continuous<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>protection<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>whoever<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>goes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>outdoors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>must<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pay<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attention<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>himself<\/span>\/<\/span>herself<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>others<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Workers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>recalls<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0Malta\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fighting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>five<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>months<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>unfortunately<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>back<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>learned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>anything<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Instead<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>taking<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rash<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>decisions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>without<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>heeding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>concerns<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pertaining<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0Maltese\u00a0<\/span>population<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>editorial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>submitted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Friday<\/span>\u00a07t<\/span>h August\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>may<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>superseded<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>events<\/span>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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