Malta has Facilitated Entry for Travelers From Dark-Red Countries and Vaccinated Third Country Nationals

Travelers from dark-colored countries can now enter Malta without a quarantine requirement. This allows them to leave behind their isolation time and allow them to enter the country with a seven-day waiting period.

Visit Malta, the country’s travel advice website reports that the authorities will also recognize all approved vaccines by the World Health Organisation (WHO), with a negative test for PCR, visaoperations.com reports.

Additionally, quarantine for primary non-vaccinated contact will be extended to five days. Fully vaccinated primary contacts will not be subject to quarantine.

"Malta can recognize certificates with WHO-approved vaccinations even if they are not approved by EMA," Visit Malta states. It also points out that quarantine for positive persons with valid vaccine certificates will be reduced to seven days if a negative test was performed on the last day.

The Corona pass, or passport that indicates the holder of the Corona pass has been through a complete vaccination course and tested negative for the virus, was lifted by Maltese authorities last month. This allows the holder to enter restaurants, snack bars, or other social events. For those who want to go to cinemas, gyms or theatres as well as swimming pools, there are no restrictions.

The EU member states have extended the validity of vaccination certificates to nine months as of February 1. After this decision, Malta reduced the validity of its vaccination certificates to three months for certificates issued within its borders. To be fully vaccinated, Maltese citizens who have had their last shot within the past three months must receive a booster shot or third shot.

"To be valid, vaccine certificates issued to adults over 18 years old by the Maltese authorities must confirm that the person received one of these: primary vaccination schedule with last dose not more than 3 months ago, primary vaccination schedule and booster with last dose not more than 9 months ago," Malta International Airport stated in a statement.

According to data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), there have been 71,578 cases of COVID-19 in Malta since March 2020. 578 of these were reported within the last seven days. The virus has also claimed 607 deaths, six of which were reported last week.