Health Minister Chris Fearne has advised that as from Monday, the 3rd of January, Covid-19 positive people who have had the booster will be obliged to do a quarantine period of 10 days instead of the current 14 days, if in the last 3 days of quarantine these persons have no Covid-19 symptoms.

He explained that people who have been in contact with a positive person, ie “primary contacts,” and who are in possession of a valid vaccine certificate, can continue to use the “early release” system, ie to terminate. the obligatory quarantine 7 days after the last contact with the positive person, after making a rapid test which has resulted negative.

Also from Monday, people considered to be “secondary contacts,” ie people living in the same residence with people who have been in direct contact with a positive person, do not have to quarantine if they are vaccinated with the booster.

The Health Minister pointed out that while the vaccination rate is currently very good, in order to increase access to the vaccine, from Monday the number of vaccination centres will increase from 7 to 24 around Malta. and Gozo.

He added that in the next few hours, 50% of Maltese residents eligible for the Covid-19 booster will have been vaccinated.

Dr Fearne again urged anyone over the age of 18 to apply for the booster on www.vaccin.gov.mt

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