"We screamed with joy" - couple on recognition of Canadian vaccine certificate
Maltese-Canadian couple Deb and Mark Gove screamed with joy when they heard that their Canadian vaccine certificate will be recognised by Malta and they will be able to leave the Mellieħa apartment where they have been cooped up in quarantine since they arrived on the island.
“We were following the press conference on our phone and, when we heard the news, the whole building could tell how we felt. I started screaming and yelling with joy in the hallway. Then I went out in the balcony yelling: The Canadian vaccine is accepted. It was very unjust and unfair but they listened,” said Deb, 65, from the apartment where she has been staying with her husband since they landed on September 4.
Although the couple will be just a day short of completing the two-week quarantine - that technically ends on Saturday at midnight - they said they were over the moon.
"We called our friends in Canada and told them to book their tickets to Malta," she said.
On Wednesday, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced the easing of some travel restrictions, including the recognition of the Canadian certifcate.
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