Coronavirus live: Malta offers tourists up to €200; EMA reviewing vaccines

Island to pay visitors after tourism sector hammered by pandemic;EMA looking at reports of rare bleeding condition andfour cases of rare blood clots in J&J jabEU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccineUS blow as J&J ‘one-shot’ vaccine deliveries plummetNorwegian PM fined after breaking Covid rules with birthday partyAlmost all Dutch-made doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will stay in EU8.44pmBSTMalta plans to offer foreign visitors a handout of up to €200 euros if they stay at least three days on the Mediterranean island this summer, Reuters reports.The tourism minister Clayton Bartolo announced the scheme on Friday, saying that with most Covid restrictions expected to be lifted by 1 June, tourists booking summer holidays directly through local hotels would receive the handout. Tourism accounts for more than 27% ofMalta’s economy, but the sector has been hammered by the pandemic.Bartolo said tourists booking accommodation at a five-star hotel will get €100 fromMalta’s Tourism Authority, which will be matched by the hotel for a total of €200.8.35pmBSTBrazil ’sSao Paulo state and the city ofRio de Janeiro are easing restrictions on hospitality businesses and other activities, Reuters reports. Authorities made the announcement on Friday, even as Latin America ’s largest country continues tobreak its own grim records for daily Covid-19 deaths.Sao Paulo will allow customers to pick up takeaway food from bars and restaurants starting o...
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