Updated list of countries added to Malta’s `amber list’ from Friday
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An updated list of countries on Malta’s `amber list’ – has just been published, which will come into effect from Friday.
In a joint statement from the Ministry for Health and the Tourism Ministry, it said that as of midnight, on Friday, the 28th of August, passengers arriving from the countries listed below must submit a certificate showing a negative Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, performed up to 72-hours before boarding flights to Malta.
It added that passengers who fail to present this certificate may be subjected to a swab test at Malta International Airport, or be asked to self-quarantine in Malta upon arrival.
The countries on the revised list are:
Bulgaria
Romania
The Czech Republic
Spain (applies to passengers arriving from Barcelona, Girona and Madrid)
Tunisia.
This ‘amber list’ will be updated regularly, the statement said.