Paris: France allows travelers who are vaccinated from South Africa to enter their territory without having to observe the Coronavirus quarantine.
The French government published a Thursday decree that transferred South Africa from the list of places to beat very limited travel rules.
People who are not vaccinated who come from South Africa still have to be quarantined in France for 10 days under the supervision of local authorities.
France almost completely prohibits trips to and from South Africa after the first Covid-19 case involving omicron variants detected in South Africa in November.
Very contagious variants since it spread throughout the world, causing records of everyday cases in the United States and European parts.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday that Omicron is now estimated to represent 70% to 80% of all infections in France.
France, who has one of the most vaccinated European populations, reported more than 332,000 new virus cases on Wednesday.
The number sets a European record for the highest national national count of confirmed cases.