Israel extends the entry ban for tourists due to the omicron variant of the coronavirus for another seven days.

This means that the borders will remain closed for foreigners until midnight on December 29, as reported by ORF. Furthermore, all people residing in Israel who return from any country - including vaccinated Israelis - must be quarantined for at least three days upon entry. In addition, the country declared Denmark and Great Britain to be so-called “red countries”, into which entry will be banned for Israelis from Friday. These are the first European countries currently on the list after Israel has already designated almost all of Africa as “red countries”.