The planned activities known as Christmas in the Park at Marsascala have been called off because of the sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said on Facebook on Friday that the activity was to have offered a different way to celebrate the Christmas season.

“But today reluctantly we took the decision to close the event,” the minister wrote.

She said she believed this was the best way forward given the restrictions imposed by the health authorities after the sharp spike in the number of cases.

The New Year’s Eve event in Valletta and the Bethlehem f’Ghajnsielem event have also been cancelled.