Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Malta We advise caution when travelling to Malta. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently 673 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malta. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 9 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Malta.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Malta.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Malta from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.2 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Exercise normal precautions in Malta. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Malta är ett relativt tryggt resmål. I synnerhet unga resenärer ska ändå vara allmänt försiktiga. Vänstertrafik.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/malta/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Travel to the EU and Schengen Area is restricted. Malta allows some visitors if you're travelling from approved area and have stayed there for 2 weeks before travelling. You may be granted an exemption if you're not from an approved area if you're travel is for essential purposes. You'll need to provide proof of a negative PCR rest taken ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/europe/malta
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Malta. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Malta changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Malta with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Malta changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Malta to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malta changed from 1.3 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Malta with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Malta to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Malta changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Malta with a rating of 1.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Malta with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Malta with a rating of 2.0.
Malta with its capital Valletta is a country in Europe (Southern Europe), slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC (316 km²). The country is located Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy). The climate can be described as Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers. The landscape is mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs. With a population of about 0.4 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Valletta |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 316 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Common languages | English, Maltese |
| Currency | Lira (short: MTL) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +356 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .mt |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MT |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MLT |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 470 |
These are problems Malta is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Malta. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Malta.
Export products
Import products
Malta is currently rated at 3,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Malta.
Visiting the country Malta is usually fine. The score is at 3,2 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Malta.
There are currently 673 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malta. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 9 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Malta.
Malta has a size of 316 km² or 122 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Malta.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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