Malta tightens COVID-19 curbs as variant causes spike in new cases

A woman gets her COVID-19 vaccine at the hall at the Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology in Paola, Malta, on March 11, 2021. The Maltese government on Wednesday announced the closure of schools and non-essential shops in response to a spike in new COVID-19 cases, almost two-thirds of which are attributable to the variant first reported in the UK. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)