COVID rules sceptics and anti-vaxxers march through Valletta

Updated 1.22pm
A large crowd of anti-lockdown protesters and vaccine sceptics made their way through Valletta on Saturday morning to protest against public health restrictions aimed at keeping the COVID-19 pandemic in check. 
Protesters, many not wearing masks, demanded an end to ongoing pandemic rules which they said were curbing their individual freedoms.
Their demands ran through a gamut of issues: from outright opposition to COVID-19 vaccines to complaints about contradictory pandemic rules and concerns about individual rights being infringed.
The event was part of a worldwide anti-COVID movement that saw similar protests in other capital cities across the world. 
Activists held up placards calling for an end to “COVID tyranny” and a stop to “mandatory vaccination”. COVID-19 vaccination is not mandatory in Malta. 
Many refused to speak to a Times of Malta reporter, saying the media was “fake” and "part of the system". 

The group marched through Valletta, stopping outside St John’s co-Cathedral at the Prime Minister's office at Castille and eventually made its way to parliament square. 
More than 82 per cent of adults in Malta are fully vaccinated, with around 86 per cent...