Israel Delays Entry of Vaccinated Tourists until August due to COVID Uptick

Vaccinated foreign tourists are not going to be allowed into Israel before August 1, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government decided Wednesday, as Israel faces an increase in coronavirus cases.

In addition, the obligation to wear masks indoors will be restored if the average daily cases will exceed 100 for a week.

“Our goal at the moment, first and foremost, is to protect the citizens of Israel from the Delta variant which is raging in the world,” Bennett said. “At the same time, we want to reduce as much as possible the disruption to daily life in the country. Therefore, we decided to act as early as possible – right now – so as not to pay a heavier price later on, by taking responsible and quick actions. (JPost / VFI News)

Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. - Jeremiah 33:6

"Lord, we pray that you would stop the new variant from spreading in Israel and around the world. Please help all of us to make wise decisions so the pandemic does not spread again".

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