The Russians vaccinated by “Sputnik V” will be allowed to come to Israel with a certificate for antibodies ”, When entering the country, you will also need to present a certificate of the level of antibodies. This was announced by Ksenia Vorontsova, Marketing Director of the Department of the Ministry of Tourism of Israel in the Russian Federation and the CIS, Interfax reports.
As the speaker said, Israel hopes to open the borders for travelers in two weeks. “We are now discussing how the entry of Russians will be organized in terms of PCR tests and antibody tests,” she added.
Vorontsova also recalled that only vaccinated foreigners would be allowed to enter the republic, but since Sputnik V “Has not yet been recognized by the WHO, Russians will also need to do an antibody test. She clarified that later Israel will announce how many antibodies will be needed to visit the country.
In addition, the expert noted that after the opening of the borders, the tourist flow from Russia is unlikely to exceed 30 percent of those indicators that were observed before the start of the pandemic … This is due to the fact that now flights are resumed only from Moscow and St. Petersburg, and before they were carried out from at least six cities.
Earlier in November, Israel postponed the opening of borders for travelers due to the spread of new strain of coronavirus. The Republican Ministerial Commission on the Fight against Coronavirus at an emergency meeting decided to close the borders for tourists for 14 days. Previously, it was reported that the republic will start allowing foreigners from December 1.