Israel Places US Under ‘Severe’ Travel Warning, Quarantine Required

Israel on Tuesday added 18 additional countries, including the US, to the list of countries under a severe travel warning, which means that travelers from those locations will be required to quarantine even if vaccinated or recovered.

The quarantine period is 14 days but can be shortened to seven days with two negative PCR tests.

The restrictions go into effect on Friday, August 6. The regulations only apply to those who spend more than 12 hours in the country so those passing through the “orange” countries for a connection flight will not have to quarantine.

The new ruling means that American students arriving next week for the new school year will be required to quarantine upon arrival.

This also means that travelers from the USA will not be able to visit Israel for less than seven days, as they will not be permitted to leave the country while in mandatory quarantine. Serological tests are not accepted as grounds for quarantine exemption for travelers coming from High Risk countries.

The full list of nations that were approved to be added to the list is: Ukraine, Italy, Iceland, Eswatini, United States, Botswana, Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands, Tanzania, Greece, Malawi, Egypt, Czech Republic, France, Cuba, Rwanda and Tunisia.

The list of countries under severe travel warning – or colored orange – currently includes Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Fiji, Georgia, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Liberia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Seychelles, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

However, according to the recommendation, Seychelles, Zambia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Uganda, Liberia, Panama and Kenya are going to be removed from the list.

A complete travel ban has been placed on “red” countries, including Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and Uzbekistan.