According to the decision of the Israeli government, from July 23 Georgia will be added to the list of countries that have high infection rates, InterPressNews reports citing the Times of Israel.
According to the Times of Israel, starting Friday, all travelers, including those who are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, are required to self-isolate for 24 hours upon arrival to Israel, or for a shorter period if they receive a negative test result.
Meanwhile, those returning from 15 countries deemed to have high infection rates will be required to quarantine for the full seven days with a negative test result, according to the ministry’s updated guidelines. The full quarantine period was recently shortened from the previous 10-14 days.
The countries considered to have high infection rates as of Friday are the United Arab Emirates, Seychelles, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Tunisia.
Starting next Friday, July 23, the following countries will be added to the list: the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Turkey, Georgia, Uganda, Myanmar, Fiji, Panama, Cambodia, Kenya and Liberia.
The countries that are currently off-limits for Israelis are Uzbekistan, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico and Russia.
