Thread by @markbiwwa

Without access to numbers and speaking superficially, based only what I've seen with my own eyes, Sicilians are taking the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent 2nd wave far more seriously than the Maltese are.

You won't enter a restaurant without a mask on. Although not a blanket approach, a number of restaurants will ask for contact details and you will fill in a form stating down to the minute how long you stayed at your table. Most dining takes place al fresco.

Big shops limit the number of people inside. Masked people are everywhere, indoors and outside. I haven't seen pool parties, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough.

Given that we're obviously "l-aqwa fl-Ewropa", I find it rather weird that one of the EU's most depressed areas appears to be acting with greater responsibility than we are.

#malta #Sicily #COVIDー19