RIYADH: Individuals touring from Saudi Arabia to Cyprus will not have to quarantine after the Kingdom was ranked among the least-risky nations for spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The eastern Mediterranean island nation was from Monday welcoming again travelers using a color-category system. Saudi Arabia has been placed within the “most favorable” green category along with nations similar to Singapore, Australia, Iceland, and New Zealand.
Some 44 nations have been categorized as green, orange, or red. The rest fall into the grey category, whose residents would require special permission to travel to Cyprus.
The Kingdom was placed within the green category due to its swift response to the virus outbreak by enforcing curfews, travel bans, and creating equal access testing and vaccination centers.
Any passengers arriving in Cyprus from Saudi Arabia will not undergo any quarantine or self-isolation period. There will also be no requirement for them to hold a COVID-19 check certificate, although during March they will have to take a COVID-19 test provided free by the Cyprus health ministry.
The ranking system places nations by their number of cases and potential exposure to those arriving from them, and the listing will be updated weekly.
Tourism underpins the Cypriot economy with almost 4 million tourists visiting in 2019.
