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PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE Frequently Asked Questions about the Legal Notice Regulating Non-Essential Travel between Malta and Gozo

Booklet issued by the Ministry for Gozo When can you travel between the islands? One can travel between the islands for the following reasons, namely:- - work-related travel, - medical reasons, - visiting family members (even hospitalised ones), 01 - delivery of merchandise, - and when returning to one’s ordinary residence.

Every instance is further explained in the following questions and answers.

In the eventuality, I have Covid-19 related symptons such as cough, fever and headache, or else was recently next to a person who has been found to be positive upon a COVID-19 test, may I cross the channel? 02 No. Please call 111. What are the recommendations being given prior to travelling from one island to the other?

We kindly remind you that no travelling is being currently allowed for the purposes of:- (a) entertainment, (b) holiday 03 (c) or tour. Rather than visiting family members, one should call them and avoid physical contact, unless visiting them is absolutely necessary. In case you are visiting a family member currently in hospital, please follow attentively all the orders Health Authorities have issued.

I am a Gozitan residing in Gozo, and wish to visit my sister in Malta. May I do so?

Yes. However, ideally you should use other modes of communication rather than resorting to phyical contact. 04 I am Gozitan residing in Malta, and wish to visit my father, who is over 65 years of age, and who resides in Gozo. May I cross over to Gozo? 05 Yes. However we recommend that you call your father rather than visiting him. He is considered a vulnerable person and you may put his life in peril.

I have an apartment in Gozo, and my identity card is also registered upon this property in Gozo. However my current ordinary residence is situated in Malta. May I cross over to Gozo in order to stay for a couple of days in this apartment? 06 No, you are cordially requested to stay put in your ordinary residence. I am a Maltese residing in Malta and wish to cross over to Gozo in order to spend a weekend in my parents’ 07 apartment in Gozo. May I do so? No. This is no time for weekend breaks.

I am Maltese and currently residing and working in Malta. However, at the end of the week, I travel to Gozo to spend the weekend with my husband/partner who resides in Gozo. May I travel to Gozo? 08 Once you’re visiting a family member, this is allowed. I reside in Malta, but I need to visit my son who lives with his mother in Gozo. May I do so? 09 Yes, since you are visiting a family member.

I am a Gozitan resident who works in Malta (or vice versa) and hence, daily commutes between Gozo and Malta. May I continue to do so? Yes, any work-related travelling is allowed. 10 I am a 71-year old who resides in Malta, and wish to go and check my property in Gozo. May I do so?

No, this is non-essential travelling. Moreover, you are 11 considered a vulnerable person and hence, you are requested to stay at home.

We are Maltese residents who own a property in Gozo. May we cross over to Gozo in order to do some maintenance works within our property? This is non-essential travelling. These works need to 12 be postponed. Since I live with my parents in Malta, and both of them are over 65 years of age, I have decided to self-isolate in my parents’ apartment in Gozo. May I do so?

Once you have opted to settle and self-isolate in Gozo, 13 you are kindly requested to stay put in your Gozo residence and travel only between the islands for work-related purposes or for medical reasons.

I am a Maltese resident who needs to deliver merchandise in Gozo (or vice versa). May I travel to Gozo and back to Malta?

Yes, you can deliver your merchandise in Gozo, and then return to your ordinary residence in Malta. Kindly 0146 avoid physical contact with third parties as much as possible. I wish to cross the channel in order to visit a family member currently in hospital. May I do so?

15 Yes. Always follow instructions issued by Health Authorities.

I have a medical appointment. I need to travel for this reason. Yes, you may do so. Always follow instructions issued 16 by Health Authorities. I am a Maltese resident and wish to tour Gozo alone on my motorcycle/bicycle, or in my car. May I do so? 17 No. This is non-essential travel.

I wish to visit a friend of mine residing on the other island. He/she has undergone chemotherapy treatment a few months ago. Is this possible? One should ideally call this friend of yours, and avoid 18 physical contact. May I use a bank card when paying the Gozo Channel fee?

One should ideally use a contactless card, or else give the 19 exact amount in cash to the cashier.

I reside in Gozo and own an apartment in Malta. I wish to go and check if everything is fine. May I do so? No. This is non-essential travelling. 20 I reside in Gozo, own an apartment in Msida, and wish to cross over to Malta in order to collect the rent due. Is it possible to do so? 21 Ideally ask lessee to send a cheque or else make a bank transfer to you.