TORONTO — ****** is dropping its final ******** restrictions by removing on-arrival PCR tests.

******’s Ministry of Health confirmed the move yesterday.

Under the new guidelines, passengers landing at Ben Gurion airport starting May 20, 2022 will no longer be required to perform a PCR test.

******’s Ministry of Health also confirmed that starting today, May 10, 2022, foreigners flying to ****** are now allowed to take an antigen test before boarding the plane instead of a PCR test.

Any passenger who chooses the antigen option will be required to perform the test in the 24 hours prior to their departure to ******.

****** has been welcoming all visitors, vaccinated and unvaccinated, since March 1, 2022.

Gal Hana, Consul and Director, ****** Ministry of Tourism office, said he and his team welcomed the new updates from ******’s Ministry of Health.

“We are excited to make this announcement as Canadians have already started to fill flights to ****** and hotels in ******,” said Hana.

Hana added that up until May 20, travellers will still have to pre-book and undergo the original testing protocols upon arrival in ******, with the announced change effective May 20 and onwards, “there will be one less traveller anxiety to encounter.”