Ban on events of more than 100 inside, 300 outside amid virus surge

Events of more than 100 indoors and 300 outdoors banned
Hospital visits reduced to one hour a day and only family
Visits to elderly restricted and must be held behind perspex
Dance floors shut down€50 fine for not wearing masks on transport and in shops 

Large events have been banned in Malta after a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases linked to parties, festivals and nightclubs, Health Minister Chris Fearne has announced. Events will only be permitted if there are fewer than 100 people inside and 300 outside. Dance floors have also been shut down in an attempt to control the surge of cases.
It comes as 49 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Friday, bringing Malta's total number of active cases to 311, which is among the top ten highest rates in the EU.
Fearne said: "We need to be responsible, for the good of those most at risk.” Visits to residential homes for the elderly have been restricted to one member of the family and must be held behind perspex screens.  Hospital visits will also be reduced to one hour a day and one visitor per patient. He was speaking alongside Prime Minister Robert Abela, who has been heavily criticised for his decision to allow large-scale...