Sources: Reuters
Malta reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, prompting the health ministry to ban all standing events except for weddings and funerals beginning on December 17 and restrict entry to the hospitality sector and sporting events to only those with a valid vaccine certificate. A 1 a.m. curfew will also be imposed for all businesses beginning on January 17. 2021-12-23
Malta abandons a plan to close its border to unvaccinated travellers. Instead, they impose a mandatory quarantine. The new policy follows criticism from the European Commission that they are discriminatory. 2021-07-13
Malta announces that beginning on July 14, they will become the first country in Europe to close their borders to unvaccinated travellers, only allowing those with a Maltese, British or European vaccination certificate to enter following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-07-9
Malta has vaccinated 70% of its adult population with at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, thereby becoming the first country in the European Union to achieve this herd immunity-related milestone. 2021-05-24
Malta reports four more cases of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. 2021-04-23
Malta reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil. 2021-04-21
Malta reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. 2021-02-16
Malta reports a record of 224 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-6
Malta orders clubs, bars, and places of entertainment to close at 11 p.m. local time effective October 19, as the country makes mandatory the wearing of face masks in public in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2020-10-16
Malta reports 72 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. It is the highest single increase in new cases in the country since the pandemic began. 2020-08-15