The United Kingdom has been placed on the amber list, the government has announced.

Travellers arriving in Malta from any of the countries listed in the amber list are required to present a negative PCR Covid-19 test performed no more than seventy-two (72) hours prior to arrival in Malta.

The UK was previously on the red zone but was lifted to the amber list after a review of the epidemological studies in the United Kingdom, the government said.

Travellers arriving in Malta from any these amber list countries who fail to produce such a test will be submitted to testing in Malta and may be subject to quarantine.

The change comes into effect today.