Spain opens travel borders for vaccinated tourists

Jun 8 2021

Fully vaccinated people, alongside people who provide negative PCR COVID-19 tests and cruise ships, can now visit Spain for its summer tourism season starting Monday. Tourists from the United States and other countries outside the EU can also visit Spain, following their ban in March of last year. Spain’s Health Minister Carolina Darias stated that ‘Spain is a safe destination’ and that the country was ‘in the process of reclaiming its global leadership in tourism.’

European travellers will, starting Monday, be allowed to enter with a cheaper antigen test. Travellers from the UK, however, would still need to quarantine after visiting Spain as the country has yet to remove the latter from its at-risk list. Non-essential travellers Brazil, India and South Africa are still banned due to the variants being of major concern.

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Cruise liner with positive COVID-19 case stopped from entering Malta

Jun 8 2021

A cruise liner from the company MSC Seaside left Sicily on the 1st of June, making its way to Malta as part of its six day voyage in the Mediterranean. The ship was prevented from docking in Malta however when a passenger was discovered to be positive for COVID-19. The case was reported Monday, with Malta having just reported 0 daily cases for the first time in almost a year.

An authority spokesperson informed TVM that the passenger felt ill during the voyage to Malta. He was promptly tested as part of the MSC protocols, with the ship continuing its voyage without stopping in Malta. Other protocols require passengers to take PCR tests before boarding as well as confirming full vaccination.

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Classic car collector Carol Galea passes away

Jun 8 2021

Mark Galea announced that his father, Carol Galea, an avid classic car collector and museum owner, has sadly passed away. Carol Galea owned the Malta Classic Car Museum, where the vehicles were restored to such pristine conditions that one would think they had just ‘rolled off the production line.’

Carol’s work evolved from customising and building his own cars to creating an entire tribute to the automobile industry. Carol’s legacy will continue on in the museum which acts as a time capsule showcasing all the history of the classic vehicles.

His son Mark bid farewell to, as he described him, the ‘most loving and caring dad’ and a ‘gentleman with a heart of gold.’ Rest in Peace Carol!

You can visit the website here:
https://www.classiccarsmalta.com/

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Photo Source: Mark Galea FB, classiccarsmalta.com

Malta could have fully vaccinated adult population by end of July

Jun 8 2021

According to the latest data released by health authorities and as reported by MaltaToday, Malta could have its adult population (over 16) fully vaccinated by the end of July. By Sunday, fully-vaccinated people against the virus accounted for 54% of people over-16. As of yesterday, Monday 7th June 2021, 553,814 doses were administered, of which 328,168 were 1st doses.

235,133 people are currently fully vaccinated and are able to download their vaccine certificate after 14 days of having received their second dose (or the single Johnson & Johnson jab). In other related news, children aged between 12 and 15 will be invited to get vaccinated towards the beginning of July. Health measures continue to be lifted as the number of cases drops significantly, with Malta registering 0 cases for the first time in 11 months.

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