Israel to open borders to unvaccinated tourists from March 1

From March 1, unvaccinated tourists of all ages will be able to come to Israel by passing two PCR tests for the CORONAVIRUS, Haaretz reports.

“We are seeing a steady decline in incidence data, so it’s time to gradually reopen,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Haaretz.

For entry, the unvaccinated will have to pass a PCR test before flying to Israel, and then after arriving in the country.

On February 17, the Israeli authorities announced that they would abolish covid-19 passports in the country from March 1. Bennett then said that Israel "broke" the wave of the omicron strain of COVID-19 in the country.

COVID-passports in Israel were received by vaccinated, ill citizens or who had a fresh negative test result for coronavirus in their hands. Passports were needed to visit enclosed spaces and major events. They were also issued to tourists arriving in the country, provided they had previously been vaccinated and passed negative tests for COVID-19.