On 22 July, 100 English language students, all of whom had tested positive for Covid, boarded the first medical evacuation flight from Malta to Paris, chartered by the Maltese government. Earlier in the week nearly 20 students who had tested negative were flown home via Rome, Frankfurt, Paris and Madrid. More evacuation flights are expected,
Following a spike in Covid cases, including a number of clusters based in language schools, all such schools were ordered to close at very short notice leaving students, many of whom were self-isolating, stranded in the Mediterranean island nation.
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