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EXCEPTIONAL TIMES REQUIRE EXCEPTIONAL DECISIONS
KURT SANSONE &
KARL AZZOPARDI
A new set of restrictive measures
aimed at mitigating the spread of
COVID-19 were announced on
Wednesday as new infections hit a
record 510 within a 24-hour window
yesterday.
At a press conference yesterday
evening, Prime Minister Robert Abe-
la said that schools will be closed as
of Monday, with teaching continuing
online up through the Easter holidays.
New measures that come into ef-
fect today include the closure of all
non-essential shops and services and
limit group gatherings in public to a
maximum of four people.
All organised sports has been
stopped and pools, gyms, museums,
theatres and cinemas have to close.
Travel to Gozo will be restricted to
people who own property on the is-
land and for essential travel.
New COVID-19 restrictions imposed
as positive cases hit 510 in 24 hours
'Room for
negotiation'
with UK as
businesses
struggle in
post-Brexit
limbo
PAUL COCKS
THE importation of second-hand
cars and of pharmaceutical supplies
from the UK have been particularly
impacted since the Brexit agreement
came into force on 1 January, Busi-
nessToday has learned.
Dr Mario Vella
Prime Minister Robert Abela (centre), flanked by Deputy PM Chris
Fearne and Public Health Superintendent Prof Charmaine Gauci,
announcing new measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19