Masks Can Be Removed On The Beach In June Due To ‘Logistics’, Charmaine Gauci Says
Malta’s Superintendent of Public Health has explained the reasoning behind the announcement that swimmers and beachgoers will be able to remove their masks from 1st June.
“The ECDC is still advising to continue wearing masks,” Charmaine Gauci told Lovin Malta when asked about the regulation removal during her weekly press conference. “The only reason we are allowing the removal of masks at the beach is due to logistics – if you wet the mask, it is no longer effective, so it is logical that swimmers should be able to remove masks.”
Many in Malta were left confused earlier this week when health authorities said that one cannot remove their mask if they were standing in water, but only during the act of swimming, leading to various questions from the public. However, since then, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has confirmed that this regulation will no longer be in effect from June.
https://www.facebook.com/101043071614245/videos/418654522628132
Responding to further questions from Lovin Malta, Gauci explained that the reason English Language Schools in Malta were being allowed to reopen while Sixth Forms weren’t is because summer is right around the corner – and Sixth Forms do not typically operate in the summer months.
However, the English Language schools do, so it made sense to open them earlier, she said.
She also clarified that while restaurants would be allowed to start operating until 11pm, they were still not allowed to offer any form of buffet, including waiter-assisted buffets, as some establishments had been doing prior to the closures.
“Buffets are still considered higher risk – we are moving step by step, and buffets are not in the current protools,” Gauci explained.
What do you make of the Superintendent’s reasoning?
READ NEXT: Maltese Woman Left Aggrieved And Confused As Major Cash Withdrawal Attempt Gets BOV Suspicious
