UK removed from red list, added to amber zone Travellers from the UK will have to present a negative PCR COVID-19 test, or face mandatory quarantine in Malta 27 April 2021, 12:38pm by Nicole Meilak Public health authorities have removed the United Kingdom from Malta's travelling red zone, and will now be placed on the amber list. Any traveller arriving in Malta from the United Kingdom, or any other country listed in the amber list, is required to present a negative PCR COVID-19 test performed no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in Malta. Those who fail to produce a negative test will be submitted to testing in Malta, and may be subject to quarantine.