Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease today, and measures announced by the government a few weeks ago come into effect.

At the end of January, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne had announced that a valid vaccine certificate will no longer be required from February 14 for entry into bars, gyms, pools, spas, cinemas, and theatres.

The establishments have to follow standards that were issued by the health authorities.

This comes after the removal of the vaccine requirement for entry into restaurants, snack bars, and kazini on 7 February.

On 4 February, Fearne made a separate announcement, that passengers coming to Malta from dark red zone countries who are in possession of a valid vaccine certificate will be required to quarantine for 10 days, and not 14, as from today.

Those passengers coming to Malta from abroad who are required to quarantine will be allowed to do so at their place of residence, instead of at a quarantine hotel, even if they only have a work permit, he had said.  Quarantine hotels will be used for people who are expected to quarantine but do not have a residency or work permit.

The number of daily Covid cases is far lower at the moment than it had been in December and early January.

On Sunday, four people died while positive for Covid-19, the health authorities said.

Two of the latest victims were women aged 77 and 83 and the other two were men aged 65 and 66. The total number of deaths now stands at 589.

116 new cases were registered on Sunday, while 207 people recovered from the virus.

The number of active cases has dropped to 1,680.

57 patients at Mater Dei Hospital are Covid positive, four of whom are in the ITU.

1,230,442 vaccine doses have thus far been administered, 337,749 of which are booster shots.

Malta has had 69,955 cases of the virus so far. 67,250 of those have recovered.