{"id":3907,"date":"2020-08-12T18:07:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=3907"},"modified":"2020-08-12T18:07:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:07:24","slug":"il-covid-19-rega-gholla-rasu-u-qed-johloq-problemi-ghall-haddiema-u-l-vulnerabbli","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/il-covid-19-rega-gholla-rasu-u-qed-johloq-problemi-ghall-haddiema-u-l-vulnerabbli\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 cases have spiked and causing problems to workers and the vulnerable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3903\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/skynews-coronavirus-covid-19_4970263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/skynews-coronavirus-covid-19_4970263.jpg 1600w, 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