No DJs will be allowed to play in restaurants, breakfast and dining rooms, and staff canteens as per a new Tourism Infrastructure directive effective 24th May 2021. In terms of music, volume is to be kept at a low volume such ‘that it does not cause patrons to talk loudly or lean towards each other.’
Singers and musicians are given permission to perform only if they maintain a distance of at least four metres from patrons ‘due to the generation and emission of respiratory droplets of various sizes that occurs during singing.’
Outrage over this fact surfaced online especially by DJs, calling the directive immensely discriminatory against DJs who have not been able to publicly perform throughout the whole COVID-19 pandemic. The details are all detailed in A Malta Tourism Infrastructure directive titled ‘Standards for Operations on the Principles of Social Distancing, Enhanced Hygienic Practices and Minimised Infection Risks.
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