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15/06/2021

PRESS RELEASE BY THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTRY FOR HEALTH: Update on amber list

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The Superintendent of Public Health notifies that, by virtue of Article 27 (c) of the Public Health Act, the list of countries on the amber list has been updated. Maltese citizens and/or Maltese residents need to show a vaccine certificate recognised by the Maltese authorities or negative nasopharngeal PCR COVID-19 test performed no longer than seventy-two (72) hours prior to arrival.

Revised list of countries:

Andorra 
Australia
Austria 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Canada 
China
Croatia 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Estonia 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Iceland 
Ireland 
Israel
Italy 
Japan 
Jordan 
Latvia 
Lebanon 
Liechtenstein 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Monaco 
Netherlands 
New Zealand
Norway
Poland  
Portugal 
Romania 
San Marino 
Singapore
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
South Korea
Spain 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
Thailand 
Turkey 
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom 
Vatican City 
Denmark
United States of America but only limited to the following states: Washington, Oregon, Louisiana, Arizona, West Virginia, Colorado, North Dakota, Indiana, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, Maine, South Dakota, Michigan, Illinois, Delaware, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, New Jersey, Minnesota, Connecticut, Alaska, New Hampshire, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Vermont, California.

Persons who are in possession of a vaccination certificate which is recognised and approved by the Superintendent of Public Health may also travel to and from Malta from any country listed below:
Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bhutan, Fiji, Jamaica, Georgia, Faroe Islands, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Vietnam, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Panama, Qatar, Cuba, Russia, Serbia, Taiwan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan  and Saudi Arabia.

Both notices shall come into effect on Thursday 17th June 2021.