Updated Thursday 11.15pm

The UK government has warned Britons that they may need to self-isolate on returning from Malta.

The travel advice was issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which warned against all but essential travel.

The announcement effectively means that Malta has been removed from a travel corridor list because of the upsurge of COVID-19 cases. However, different rules apply for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Similar measures were announced late on Thursday for arrivals in Britain from France, The Netherlands, Monaco, Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba.

The restrictions come into force early on Saturday.

The announcement is a blow for Malta, with the UK being Malta's biggest tourism source market.

Eleven other countries have imposed restrictions on arrivals from Malta, ranging from quarantine to a requirement to produce a COVID-19 negative test result. Those countries include Italy, which requires arrivals from Malta to be tested. 

 

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