Restaurant closes, blaming COVID-19 entry restrictions
A St Paul’s Bay restaurant has closed its doors until the new health restrictions that ban unvaccinated patrons from entering are lifted, saying it was “unthinkable” to treat loyal customers in that way. I Due Sardi, an Italian pizzeria and spaghetteria, stopped serving its “beloved customers and friends” when the measures came into force on Monday. “Most of our clients, who have become our friends over the years, did not go for the booster shot or did not get vaccinated,” said owner Fabrizio Longaretti. “It is not correct or human to now tell them they cannot come and sit in our restaurant.” In a Facebook post, the restaurant explained that its staff had “never discriminated against any customer, as regards their ethnicity, religion, sexual and political orientation, or the choice of treatments for their own health”. And it did not intend to start now. Sticking to its “ideals of respect and the free choice of each individual, and respecting the laws in force, we have decided to remain closed to the public until the latest provisions regarding COVID-19 are removed”. The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association hopes the assurance that the measures will be reviewed within 10 to...