S Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month closure

Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists from August 1 after a 17-month closure due to coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. Travellers fully vaccinated with Saudi-approved jabs, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson, will be allowed to enter "without the need for an institutional quarantine period", given they have negative COVID-19 test report.