16 migrants who disembarked on Monday test positive for coronavirus

16 migrants from a group that disembarked on Monday test positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of migrants in isolation to 104

4 August 2020, 10:58pm
by Kurt Sansone

1 min read

There are currently 104 migrants with coronavirus inside the Ħal Far Initial Reception Centre

A group of 16 migrants from the 71 who were brought to Malta on Monday have tested positive for COVID-19, the Health Ministry said.

This brings the number of recently arrived migrants who have tested positive to 104.

The ministry said that as per standard procedure, migrants arriving by boat are immediately quarantined and tested.

The migrants who tested positive will continue to be isolated at the Ħal Far Initial Reception Centre and the rest will remain in quarantine and followed up.

The 16 migrants are in addition to the 16 cases of coronavirus recorded overnight on Tuesday by the health authorities.

This brings the total number of active cases in Malta to 231.

Kurt Sansone is Executive Editor of MaltaToday. He was formerly deputy editor of MaltaTod...