More countries have been added to Malta’s `amber list’ – which will come into effect from Friday.

In a statement from the Ministry for Health, it said that as of midnight, on Friday, the 23rd of October, 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:

Austria

Belgium (all airports)

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

France (all Paris airports, Marseille)

Hungary

Ireland

Netherlands (all airports)

Poland (Gdansk, Krakow)

Portugal (Porto)

Spain (Madrid, Barcelona and Girona airport)

Switzerland (all airports)

Tunisia

United Kingdom (Belfast, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle).

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