Following a surge in daily and active cases on the island, Malta has been placed on the EU’s travel red list. Despite the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)’s recent weekly update does not have any immediate effect, it still acts as a guide to member states and travellers to assess the epidemiological situation before embarking on a voyage.
When a country falls into the red zone, the notification rate of said country is between 75 and 200, with the positivity rate higher than four. Malta ranks at 122 in terms of notification rate, with positivity rate ranking at 4.08.
Malta has noted an alarming rise in daily and active cases, which stand at 1,832. A total of 18 COVID positive patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, with one of them in intensive care.
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