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 The North Atlantic country, which will become one of the first to
open its borders since the beginning of the pandemic, saw tourist
numbers plummet by 75% last year to just under half a million,
causing its economy to contract by 6.6%.
"The world has been through a lot in the past twelve months, and we
are all hoping for a slow and safe return to normalcy," Prime
Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said in a statement
"This also includes the resumption of the opportunity to travel,
which is valuable to culture, trade and enterprise."
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 Iceland had until now allowed
vaccinated visitors from European Union
countries to enter without restrictions, but
from March 18 this exemption will apply to
citizens outside the Schengen area, including
Britain and the United States, it said.
Visitors must present proof of vaccination with
a vaccine that has been certified by the
European Medicines Agency, which excludes
Chinese and Russian vaccines.
(Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen; Editing
by Giles Elgood)
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