20/05/2020 - 16:57
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Total tests done: 5615
Test results pending: 205
Test results received: 5410
Confirmed cases: 149
Active cases: 4
Recovered cases: 145
Number in self-isolation: 45
A total of 2439 tests have been carried out so far in the frontline, targeted and systematic sampling. This is included in the above figures.
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20/05/2020 - 10:10
Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar in succession to Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB CBE. He has been Aide-de-Camp to HM The Queen, and has enjoyed a full career in the Royal Navy, joining at age 18 and retiring as a Vice Admiral and Second Sea Lord. Read more
20/05/2020 - 10:08
The Muslim Youth of Gibraltar have been holding communal Iftar’s for a number of years. Today, on account of the covid-19 pandemic, they will hold their first ever ‘Virtual Iftar’, hosting a number of talented speakers and artists from across to world. For this piece, we interviewed Youssef El Hana, one of many founders of The Muslim Youth of Gibraltar. We spoke of a number of issues that are involving the goals of these yearly Iftars, as well as the Virtual Iftar itself: the difficulty of organising the event, the meaning of ‘#luvramadan’, and the future of the Muslim Youth of Gibraltar. Read more
20/05/2020 - 10:05
To summarise what I’ve penned in previous columns, the good things we’ve done on the Covid journey include: reacting early; following an evidence-led strategy; allowing the experts to lead our response; introducing step-wise measures and adhering to them; invoking radical changes when these were needed; ramping up capacity to deal with a surge in cases; and pulling together as a nation. Read more
20/05/2020 - 09:58
Warlord created the first diplomatic passport
Looking through a “Q” magazine, I came across the HU, a Mongolian metal group, well known in the UK music scene. Apparently European festival organisers were queuing up last year to book them. Read more
20/05/2020 - 09:54
The Government has this habit of comparing the coronavirus situation in little Gibraltar with countries which have multi-million populations, as if such a comparison can be regarded as valid. Read more
20/05/2020 - 09:51
Govt climbdown over Line Wall Road, says GSD
The Government have climbed down from its decision to effectively close Line Wall Road because it had neither properly planned the implementation of its idea nor properly consulted on it, says the GSD. Read more
19/05/2020 - 08:57
GOING PLACES by Kevan Kennedy
The PANORAMA took the opportunity to make an appointment with the Gibraltar Museum on International Museum Day to visit on its first public opening since March. Read more
19/05/2020 - 08:56
EXTRACT from statement by Chief Minister:
So, Gibraltar ends PHASE 1 of the UNLOCK THE ROCK strategy with no new cases of COVID and with no deaths since the major incident was declared. Read more
19/05/2020 - 08:54
FOLLOWING OUR REPORT YESTERDAY ON THE ‘MAD RUSH FOR ANTI-BODIES’, a reader says that before any credibily is placed on testing at the UK's research establishment PortonDown , an article in the Independent in 2015 should be considered. Read more