Saudi Arabia to open for tourist visa holders starting Aug 1
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A Muslim pilgrim walks past a picture of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulazi at King Abdulaziz International Airport, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 17, 2021.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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.
