CAIRO (REUTERS) - Saudi Arabia's Tourism Ministry will re-allow entry for tourist visa holders starting Aug 1, it said in a statement.

"Vaccinated tourists will be allowed to enter without having to be institutionally quarantined upon providing a negative Covid-19 PCR test and a vaccination certificate," the ministry said.

Accepted vaccines will be Pfizer, Astrazeneca , Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, the statement added.