Malta family holiday warning as 12-17 year old Brits must now be vaccinated
CHILDREN aged 12 and over travelling to Malta must now be double vaccinated.
The news will come as a blow to many British families as under 18s have not yet been double jabbed in the UK.
The island nation has updated its travel advice in light of the decision by the UK government to .
From Wednesday, people travelling from England will no longer have to self-isolate on their return from the country and can take one less PCR test on day 8 after entering England.
As a result, Malta has seen a surge in holiday bookings from Brits desperate for some summer sun.
Children aged 5 to 11 travelling to Malta must provide proof of a negative PCR test, taken up to 72 hours before arrival in the country.
It is expected to be applied to both mainland Spain and the islands within the next 72 hours, to allow time for tour operators offering holidays to the country.
Spain was also one of the few to allow UK travellers to enter without restrictions, with Brits with just one jab allowed in without having to quarantine.
Other countries are enforcing new rules on Brits too, due to the threat of the Delta variant.
Portugal has carried out its threat to make Brits who travel to Portugal self-isolate for 14 days from today unless they can show they are fully vaccinated.
The new rules were announced yesterday and came into effect nearly three weeks after the UK’s decision to kick the country off its green list which led to thousands of people cutting short their holidays so they could beat a new quarantine deadline.
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Anyone travelling to Portugal from the UK by land, sea or air will have to show they have received their second jab at least a fortnight earlier or self-isolate. The new rules will last until at least July 11.
Britain joins the likes of South Africa, Brasil, India and Nepal, who were already on Portugal’s quarantine list of countries.