- The Israeli Ministry of Tourism stated that starting from September 19, organized tour groups will be allowed to enter the country with fully vaccinated tourists.
- The country will welcome groups of 5 to 30 people from most countries, except those on the “red” list.
- Visitors must be fully vaccinated six months before arrival, or a booster injection.
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The Israeli Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday that it will allow organized tours to enter the country with fully vaccinated tourists starting from September 19. Associated Press.
The plan will apply to groups of 5 to 30 people in each AP Israel’s green, yellow and orange country list, and those on the red list that represent the “highest risk” tours will still be banned. According to reports, there are only four countries on the “red” list-Turkey, Brazil, Bulgaria and Brazil. Ministry of Health of Israel.
The Ministry of Tourism stated that inbound tourists need to be fully vaccinated or boosted within the past six months ReutersIn addition, according to the wire transfer agency, they also need to perform a Covid-19 PCR test negative within 72 hours of arrival, and perform another antibody test upon arrival at an Israeli airport.
The announcement comes as Israel is now the country with the second highest number of daily infections per capita in the world. New York Times Covid-19 TrackerAccording to the tracker, there are 104 cases per 100,000 people in Israel, and an average of more than 9,400 cases were registered every day in the past week.
Ministry of National Tourism A similar plan was launched in May to initiate travel to the country, After the rapid introduction of vaccination and the reduction of Covid-19 cases. However, due to the increase of Delta variants in the country, the government later suspended the plan in August.
Israel hopes that its high vaccination rate and current strengthening plan will help the country open up.According to reports, the country may eventually undergo a fourth booster injection Times of israel On Saturday, as its coronavirus czar, Professor Salman Zhaka called for preparation.
Data show that as of September 4, the country has vaccinated 60.84% of its 9 million population. Johns Hopkins University (JHU). According to JHU, it has reported 1.1 million COVID-19 cases and more than 7,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
