Malta’s Government clarifies list of outlets to shut down until April 11

Following last Wednesday’s announcement of further restrictive measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 in Malta, Government has published a legal notice clarifying the outlets and services which have been forced to shutdown until 11th April.

The Legal Notice stipulates that the Superintendent of Public Health has ordered the closure of all shops whereby their principal business relates toselling of: clothing, sportswear, jewellery, hand bags and leather goods, costume jewellery and accessories, footwear, non-prescription eye-wear, perfumeries, beauty products, haberdasheries, soft furnishings,souvenir shops, discount stores, luggage shops, toy shops, hobby shops, furniture shops, florists and vaping shops, whether operating in shopping malls and/or elsewhere.

These shops may however provide delivery services of their products to the community.

The following service providers have also been shutdown: hairdressers, massage parlors,barbers, beauticians, spas, nail artists, nail technicians and tattooists.

Over and above, Government has also halted all organised sporting events and religious activities, while football stadiums, swimming pools, gyms, cinemas and theatres have been asked to close down. However, the Malta Football Association has yesterday announced an agreement through which the national team will be able to train in the coming days in view of its international commitments later this month.