Chris Fearne tests positive for COVID-19

Health Minister Chris Fearne has tested positive for COVID-19 and will undergo a period of quarantine starting from Thursday.

Fearne announced that he tested positive on Thursday afternoon through a Facebook post.

He said that he is only experiencing light symptoms, owing this to the booster COVID-19 vaccine shot.

“I started quarantine today. Work will continue virtually.”

Active cases of COVID-19 shot up throughout Malta’s election season. 760 new cases were registered on Thursday, while active cases are over 5,600.

The rise in cases comes after weeks of rallies and mass events in the lead-up to the general election. Social distancing and mask-wearing was largely ignored for most of the rallies.