Coeliac Disease and COVID-19

Stay Home, Stay Safe

Today, 31st March 2020, we have been in touch with the Covid 19 Response Team to clarify whether there are any issues linking coeliac disease and COVID-19. This is the official response:

The condition you have described does not currently fall under the conditions defined as most at risk as listed in the Legal Notice LN 111 of 2020.

We will however be reviewing the list of eligible conditions which may be updated in the near future. We will be announcing such changes through the media and on our social media.

In the meantime, we encourage you all to keep following public health advice as you may still be at some risk of complications from COVID-19 infection.

Covid 19 Response Team

Full list of chronic illnesses and medical conditions is publicly available in the Government’s Legal Notice.

Those having any doubts should contact the authorities on email covid19.vulnerable@gov.mt.

Coeliac UK’s statement

For those who have asked us about Coeliac UK’s statement, please note that this has been changed to the following:

People with coeliac disease (including those who have problems with their spleen) who have no other health conditions do not fall into this category.

Read full statement here.

Once again our advice to everyone remains as has been stated by the Maltese authorities: Stay Home, Stay Safe 🙏💖


Coeliac Disease u l-COVID-19

Illum, 31 ta’ Marzu 2020, konna f’kuntatt mal-Covid 19 Response Team għal kjarifika jekk hemmx relazzjoni bejn coeliac disease u COVID-19. Din hija r-risposta uffiċjali li rċivejna:

The condition you have described does not currently fall under the conditions defined as most at risk as listed in the Legal Notice LN 111 of 2020.

We will however be reviewing the list of eligible conditions which may be updated in the near future. We will be announcing such changes through the media and on our social media.

In the meantime, we encourage you all to keep following public health advice as you may still be at some risk of complications from COVID-19 infection.

Covid 19 Response Team

Tista’ tara l-lista tal-mard kroniku u kundizzjonijiet mediċi fl-avviż uffiċjali tal-Gvern.

Nissugerixxu lil dawk li għandhom xi dubji jikkuntatjaw lill-awtoritajiet fuq covid19.vulnerable@gov.mt.

Is-Stqarrija tas-Coeliac UK

Nixtiequ ninfurmaw lil dawk li staqsewna fuq is-stqarrija tas-Coeliac UK li din inbiddlet għal:

People with coeliac disease (including those who have problems with their spleen) who have no other health conditions do not fall into this category.

Tista’ taqra l-istqarrija kollha hawn.

Nerġgħu nagħtukom l-istess parir li l-awtoritajiet Maltin qed jgħaddulna: Ibqgħu d-dar u ħudu ħsieb 🙏💖