Malta Applies Facilitated COVID-19 Rules From Today, May 2
According to the official travel portal of Malta, Visit Malta, from today, May 2, travellers who plan on visiting Malta are no longer required to complete or present the Passenger Locator Form, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
In addition, the same has revealed that travellers will no longer be subject to the mask requirement. The authorities have explained that while in Malta, travellers will not be required to wear a face mask when accessing the majority of public places and events.
It has been noted that the requirement to wear a face mask now remains mandatory only when entering healthcare facilities and for those travelling by plane.
“Masks will no longer be mandatory except on flights, hospitals, and in care homes,” the Maltese authorities explain.
Despite facilitating some of the rules, Malta still requires all travellers to present valid COVID-19 proof upon their arrival. Currently, all countries are placed on Malta’s red list. This means that everyone must hold a valid vaccination, recovery, or test certificate in order to be permitted restriction-free entry to the country.
Apart from the above-mentioned, Malta has also decided to ease the quarantine requirement. Only those who have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease will now have to stay self-isolated.
“Only the person who has tested positive will need to isolate for seven days. Persons living in the same household as a person who has tested positive will no longer need to quarantine unless he/she/they develop symptoms,” the statement of Visit Malta reads.
The Maltese authorities decided to make such changes after considering the infection and vaccination rates.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Malta has registered only 1,766 new Coronavirus infection cases in the last seven days.
As for the vaccination rates, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reveals that Malta has administered a total of 1,206,569 vaccine doses as of April 21. Of the entire adult population, 93.8 per cent have completed primary vaccination, and another 77.5 per cent have received an additional vaccine dose.
Except for Malta, four other countries – Switzerland, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Greece – have also made changes to their entry rules.
Both Switzerland and Greece have lifted all of their COVID-19 restrictions today, on May 2. Travellers from all over the world can now enter Switzerland and Greece without having to provide valid COVID-19 proof.
