As Malta enters a second shutdown, there is the inevitable feeling of
déjà vu in the air: the closure of non-essential shops and schools means the country is in a very similar situation to a year ago.
This time, however, the fear for some is “more real”.
Josephine Mascari
“We’re back to where we were last March. Only, this time, there is more fear as there have been so many cases and many people have died,” widow Josephine Mascari, 75, said.
After an unprecedented 510 new cases of the virus were reported early on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced new restrictions.