The French Foreign Ministry announced today that Israelis will be able to enter France. According to the announcement, citizens from six countries outside the European Union will be able to enter the country: Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Japan and Israel. No announcement was made in the announcement, but the expectation is that the decision will take effect in the near future. However, “Israel Today” has learned that apparently, in the first phase, only Israelis who also hold an EU passport will receive a benefit.
France sees Israel as one of the best countries in the world in terms of dealing with the corona virus and now, in an unusual move, they decide to approve the entry of Israelis. It is important to emphasize that the decision has not yet entered into force and this is expected to happen in the coming days.
French Tourism Minister Jean Baptiste Lumain said: “The decision to ease the entry conditions of those coming from these countries is due to the improvement in the morbidity situation there.” Anyone entering France will have to go into solitary confinement for seven days wherever they want, it is also possible to do so in a rented apartment.
“All other restrictions, including a negative corona test from the 72 hours prior to arrival in France, are still valid,” the French tourism minister clarified. Anyone coming from outside the European Union and not from those countries that are allowed to enter France will have to ask for a special permit from the authorities in the country, similar to the way they have treated Israel so far.
It is important to emphasize that the disease situation in France is not good and the country experiences tens of thousands of new infections every day. At the same time, the rate of immunization in France is among the slowest in Europe and in the world.