The COVID-19 pandemic, which has engulfed the entire population of the Earth, is beginning to decline. But governments in many countries are extending closed borders to reduce population contacts and limit the possibility of infection.
On April 25, the Government of Malta, on the recommendation of the public health authority, decided to extend the travel ban until May 31, 2021. Commercial flights are also banned. Until the end of May, only return flights of Maltese citizens who were abroad, humanitarian aid and cargo flights are allowed until the end of May. Citizens arriving in Malta by any means of transport from any country must comply with mandatory quarantine for 14 days. This requirement will be extended until June 30, 2021.
At the same time, the number of new cases of the disease has dropped significantly. So, on April 26, there was not a single new case of COVID-19; on April 27, only 2 new cases of infection were detected.
The World Health Organization (WHO) noted a well-established system of testing the population for coronavirus infection and the completeness of contact tracing of virus carriers. The first case of coronavirus infection on the island was detected on March 7. During the pandemic in Malta on April 27, more than 29,000 tests were carried out, the number of confirmed cases of the disease was 450, 4 cases died, 286 people fully recovered.
Given these circumstances, the Government of Malta does not exclude a gradual easing of quarantine measures within the country. It should be noted that according to the standard of medicine, Malta ranked fifth in the world according to the WHO classification and travelers from all over the world came here, including for treatment.
