Israel announced on Sunday that it would allow unvaccinated tourists to enter the country from next month as the number of coronavirus cases decreased . Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that foreign tourists will need PCR tests for coronavirus infection upon departure and arrival, whether they have been vaccinated or not . This new rule will come into effect on March 1.
Bennett said, 'We are seeing a steady decline in the number of corona virus infections, so it is time to gradually lift the restrictions.' Israel has largely limited the entry of foreign tourists for the past two years and completely banned tourist arrivals after the highly infectious Omicron variant was exposed. Israel was at the top of the countries in the world that have vaccinated at the fastest rate. Later, it was made mandatory for people to show vaccination certificate to enter public places.
New rules will be applicable from March 1
Under the new rules, which will come into effect from March 1, tourists will be required to undergo a second PCR test before taking off for Israel and on landing. Israeli citizens will only have to undergo tests upon entering the country. On Thursday, Bennett cited a drop in infections. Also announced the end of Green Pass. Here the Kovid-19 certificate is called Green Pass. Israel is one such country, which was also successful in controlling the corona virus in the beginning.
More than 10 thousand cases came on Sunday
Talking about the cases of corona virus, more than 10,000 new cases of infection were reported here on Sunday. Earlier, at the end of January, more than 85,000 cases were reported. That is, a decline in the number of cases has been registered in February. A total of 9,841 people have died due to the corona virus in Israel so far. Of these, seven people died on Saturday itself.