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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 12 DECEMBER 2021
EYEWITNESS
AS of yesterday, every person
over the age of three irrespective
of vaccination status, is obliged
to wear a mask or visor outside
or face a €100 fine.
As announced on Thurs-
day by Deputy Prime Minister
Chris Fearne, the amendments
to the mask wearing legal no-
tice were published on Friday.
The changes remove the ex-
emptions that were introduced
in August that allowed vacci-
nated individuals not to wear
a mask in public if they are in
a group of two and allowed
children under 12 not to wear
a mask if accompanied by a
vaccinated adult. The regula-
tion that allowed the removal
of masks on the beach has also
been removed.
The rules in other aspects
have remained the same as they
were.
The mask rules do not apply
to private homes and private
vehicles and apart from chil-
dren under three years of age,
persons with severe cognitive,
physical, mental or respiratory
impairments are exempted, as
long as they carry the relevant
medical certificate at all times.
If the offence is admitted and
fine paid before proceedings
commence, the penalty will be
reduced to €50.
Pu that mask
back on!
