Saudi Arabia opens its borders to vaccinated tourists

Saudi Arabia opens its borders to vaccinated visitors after a year and a half of lockdown

 

Saudi Arabia has opened its borders to tourists after 17 months, but only tourists who have received all the vaccines will be allowed to enter the country, while no announcement has been made to lift the ban on Umrah.

Saudi Arabia has reopened its borders to tourists after 17 months due to the corona virus, but only tourists who have been vaccinated with the vaccine will be allowed to enter the country. No announcement was made.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Ministry of Tourism has announced that the borders will be opened for foreign tourists from August 1 and the ban on entry of holders of tourist visas will be lifted.

According to the statement, travelers who have taken all of Saudi Arabia's approved vaccines, like (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson) will be able to enter the country "without the need for quarantine". You will also need a negative test that is done within 72 hours of arrival.

In addition, tourists will have to register their details with the health authorities.

Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on the tourism industry to diversify its oil-dependent economy and began issuing tourist visas for the first time in 2019 to improve its reputation around the world and attract tourists. What

B/w Sep 2019 and Mar 2020, Saudi Arabia issued 400,000 tourist visas, but had to close its borders due to the global epidemic.

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The global outbreak of the corona virus has also led to a sharp drop in the number of people coming to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah. Under normal circumstances, Saudi Arabia earns  12 Arab billion a year from Hajj and Umrah.

Currently, only people living in Saudi Arabia who have had all the vaccine doses allowed to perform Umrah.

The Saudi government has stepped up its nationwide large-scale vaccination campaign as it seeks to revive tourism as well as sports and other recreational activities and sectors affected by the global epidemic of cod. As many as 22.6 million people have been vaccinated so far, while the Saudi government has said that from August 1, all public and private buildings, educational institutions and recreational areas, as well as public transport, must be vaccinated. ۔

It may be recalled that 523,000 people have been infected with the corona virus in Saudi Arabia so far while 8213 people have died.