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Tehran, Oct 25 (AFP): Iran has reopened its doors to tourists vaccinated against Covid-19 after almost 20 months of closure due to the pandemic, media in the Islamic republic said Monday.
\nThe country’s anti-virus taskforce approved the reopening on the advice of the tourism ministry, an official was quoted as saying on the ministry’s website.<\/p>\n
The Middle East country hardest hit by the pandemic had shut its borders to foreigners in March 2020, with the exception of medical and business trips.<\/p>\n
The average number of international trips to and from Iran decreased by 80 percent in the year to March 20, 2021, according to the customs administration.<\/p>\n
Iran’s tourism sector recorded a deficit of $1.2 billion during 2020-2021, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n
“Tourists who have received two doses of anti-Covid vaccines and who can present a certificate for a negative PCR test conducted within 96 hours can obtain a visa,” ISNA news agency said.<\/p>\n
This does not include travellers from countries considered to be high-risk by the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n
The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Iran has declined in recent weeks after peaking in August.<\/p>\n
Iran has registered more than 5.86 million cases of Covid infection and over 125,000 related deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the health ministry’s latest figures.<\/p>\n
Authorities have admitted the real number of coronavirus deaths in the country is likely much higher.<\/p>\n
About 51.1 million people have received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine so far, with 30.1 million having been fully vaccinated, out of a population of 83 million people.<\/p>\n
Iran also allowed worshippers to attend the main weekly prayers on Friday for the first time in 20 months.<\/p>\n
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