The further relaxation of Covid-19 restrictive measures come into effect today.

Restaurants, bars, clubs and snack bars, will be allowed to continue operating until 2:00am when permitted by the establishment’s license, Health Authorities have said.

Establishments whose license requires them to close before 2:00am must close at the time set out in the same license.

Sea transport will be allowed to operate with 65% of the number of passengers who are licensed to board.

Waterparks will also be allowed to open from today.

Contact sport for children under the age of 17 will be permitted again, with contact sport of all ages now able to continue. The same goes for fitness classes, which from today will be allowed to resume.

All protocols governing the measures to be released can be found by clicking here.

Visiting hours of the main wards in Mater Dei Hospital will increase from today. Visitors will be allowed to visit patients from 11:30am to 1:00pm and from 3:00pm to 8:00pm.

Health Authorities also advised that in view of the fact that the number of new Covid-19 cases has remained stable, the decision has been confirmed that as from Wednesday, the 1st of July, everyone who has had both doses of the vaccine, 14 days elapsed since the last dose, and are is in possession of the vaccine certificate, will be able to go without a mask in open public places. This is as long as they are in groups of not more than two vaccinated people together.

Children under the age of 12 may remain unmasked as long as they are accompanied by a person vaccinated against Covid-19.

Photo: Alain Salvary

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