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In a bid to attract more tourists to help revive its coronavirus-hit economy, Iceland has decided that this week, it would open its borders to all visitors who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without mandatory testing or quarantine.
The North Atlantic country, which will become one of the first to open its borders since the start of the pandemic, saw tourist numbers plummet by 75% last year to just under half a million, causing its economy to contract by 6.6%.
“The world has been through a lot in the past twelve months, and we are all hoping for a slow and safe return to normalcy,” Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said in a statement
“This also includes the resumption of the opportunity to travel, which is valuable to culture, trade, and enterprise.”
Iceland had until now allowed vaccinated visitors from European Union countries to gain access without restrictions, but from March 18 this exemption will apply to citizens outside the Schengen area, including Britain and the United States, it said.
Visitors must present proof of vaccination with a vaccine that has been certified by the European Medicines Agency, excluding Chinese and Russian vaccines.
The Federal Government has approved a total of $1.5 billion for investment in the Port Harcourt Refinery. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, made this known after President […]
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