Looking back at 2020 | Coronavirus, a changed Malta, and a tale of two waves How Malta lost control over the second wave but avoided a devastating viral tsunami 28 December 2020, 7:30am by James Debono If there was one day which captured the collective spirit of the nation as it struggled against the virus, it was the collective display of appreciation for front-liners on 17 March, when thousands took to their balconies to applaud doctors and nurses keeping the country safe, during the weeks of partial lockdown. Despite a spike in cases and deaths since the start of a deadly second wave in m...