France welcomes tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19

France will open its doors again to foreign tourists, starting next week, if they have been vaccinated.

Today, the French government announced the abolition of the need for coronavirus tests for vaccinated Europeans, and it will also allow tourists from around the world to return if the result of their tests is negative.

And the rules for confronting the pandemic are being relaxed in France as of next Wednesday, which will represent a boost for French tourism, although this will take time, according to workers in the sector, as the countries that are still grappling with the outbreak of the epidemic will not open to them the doors of France, and there are currently 16 countries, including India and Brazil South Africa is on this red list.

Most of the rest of the countries outside Europe are classified in orange, in a book issued by the French government

Tourists who received the vaccine in the orange countries will not need to be quarantined upon arrival in France, nor will they have to justify the reason for their trips to France, in return they will be required to take a negative PCR test for no more than 72 hours, or a negative immune test no more than 48 hours later.

Unvaccinated children will also be allowed to enter with vaccinated adults, but children over 11 years of age will have to request a negative test.

In addition to European tourists, arrivals to France from seven "green" countries will not need to be tested if they have been vaccinated, including Australia, South Korea, Japan and Lebanon.