Malta will start accepting Australian Covid-19 vaccine certificates as from Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has announced.

The move will be welcomed by many Maltese who have relatives living in Australia.

Malta currently accepts vaccine certificates originating from the EU, Albania, Qatar, Dubai, Serbia, Turkey, United States, United Kingdom and Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey.

Currently, travellers visiting Malta must present a valid vaccination certificate, with visitors no longer allowed to travel to Malta with just a negative PCR test.