Israel will allow all tourists, including people who have not been vaccinated, from March 1, provided they have tested negative. Two PCR tests are required, one before the flight and one on arrival, the government reports.
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Currently, only vaccinated foreigners are allowed into Israel. Israel closed its borders in March 2020. “We are seeing a consistent decline in death rates, so now is the time to gradually open what we closed first in the world,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. “We will keep a finger on the pulse and will respond quickly in the event of a new variant.”
The number of visits from foreigners has risen after some easing, but still far from pre-pandemic levels. Last month, 46,000 tourists came to Israel. That was 333,000 in January 2020.
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