Prime Minister Robert Abela has changed his Facebook profile picture in an effort to encourage people to wear face masks as a precaution.
This move by the Prime Minister came right after a special press conference in which the government announced new covid-19 measures, including the use of face masks at all times in public spaces.
Another 3 digit number is expected to be announced later on today, as it is expected that the record of cases in a day will be broken once again for the 4th consecutive day.
During a special press conference Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that bars and band clubs will have to close by 11pm in an effort to stop the spread of covid-19.
This comes after Malta recorded a record 122 new covid-19 cases, with the total number of active covid-19 cases topping 1,000.
During a special press conference, Health Minister Chris Fearne has announced that the protective face masks will now be required to be worn in all public spaces.
This means that everyone will be required to wear a face mask as soon as they step out of their homes.
Fines will be given to anyone not adhering to this new measure, with Dr.Fearne stating that a trial week will be given so that people would be able to get used to the new norm of wearing a face mask at all times.
