Mandatory tests required for certain travelers from Saturday
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Mandatory tests will be needed for certain travelers, as more countries have been added to Malta’s `amber list’ that will come into effect from Saturday.
In a statement from the Ministry for Health, it said that as of midnight, on Saturday, the 12th of December, passengers arriving from the countries listed below must submit a certificate showing a negative Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, performed no less than 72-hours before arrival in Malta.
It added that passengers arriving from the countries who fail to present this certificate may be submitted to testing in Malta, and may be subject to quarantine.
The countries on the revised list are:
Revised list of countries:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
France (all airports except Ile-de-France)
Germany (all airports except Baden-Wurttemberg)
Greece (all airport except Attiki)
Hungary
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy (all airports except Sicily and Sardegna)
Japan
Jordan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal (all airports except Madeira, Azores)
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain (all airports except Canarias)
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vatican City
This notice regarding the revised list of countries will come into effect on Saturday, the 12th of December, at midnight.