The following are the top stories in some of Malta's Sunday newspapers.

The Sunday Times of Malta leads with the harrowing account of a man whose father was diagnosed with COVID-19, died and was buried within a few hours, with his relatives unable to say goodbye because they were in quarantine.

It also reports how two of the Vitals Global Healthcare frontmen, Ram Tumuluri and Mark Pawley, are still receiving payments by Steward, who took over the Malta hospital concession.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says a transition team has been set up to handle a backlog of medical appointments. It also quotes the police saying that there has been no significant increase in reports of domestic violence because of coronavirus.

MaltaToday reports how Malta told the EU it fears NGOs are being used to facilitate human trafficking of migrants. It also says the prime minister enjoys a very favourable rating over his handling of the pandemic crisis. 

Il-Mument says there is anger among Air Mata workers about the way the airline is handling their situation amid the COVID-19 grounding.

Illum leads with complaints about widespread price hikes. 

KullĦadd, the Labour Party newspaper, reports how the government is saving jobs amid the economic consequences of COVID-19.

It-Torċa leads with the latest COVID-19 figures in Malta and highlights how Malta's health facilities were prepared early for the pandemic. It also quotes Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia saying that the government is drafting a policy of 'intelligent planning'. 

 

 

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