Malta to step up police presence to enforce pandemic restrictions: PM
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A man wearing mask walks on a street of Valletta, capital of Malta, Oct. 16, 2020. The island registered a record daily increase of 112 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 1,009, the highest since the pandemic first hit in March this year. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on a street of Valletta, capital of Malta, Oct. 16, 2020. The island registered a record daily increase of 112 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 1,009, the highest since the pandemic first hit in March this year. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on a street of Valletta, capital of Malta, Oct. 16, 2020. The island registered a record daily increase of 112 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 1,009, the highest since the pandemic first hit in March this year. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

A man wearing mask walks on a street of Valletta, capital of Malta, Oct. 16, 2020. The island registered a record daily increase of 112 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 1,009, the highest since the pandemic first hit in March this year. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on a street of Valletta, capital of Malta, Oct. 16, 2020. The island registered a record daily increase of 112 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 1,009, the highest since the pandemic first hit in March this year. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

A man wearing mask walks on a street of Valletta, capital of Malta, Oct. 16, 2020. The island registered a record daily increase of 112 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 1,009, the highest since the pandemic first hit in March this year. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)