According to Reuters news on the 28th, Israeli Tourism Minister Razvozov said on the 28th local time that although the country will implement entry restrictions to prevent the spread of the new strain of the new coronavirus Omikron, Israel will still be on December 12 The country

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[ Global Network report] Reuters 28 news, Israeli Tourism Minister Razvorzov said on the 28th local time that despite efforts to prevent the new strain of new coronavirus Omicron According to reports, the country will implement entry restrictions, but Israel will still host the Miss Universe pageant for the first time on December 12 in the country's coastal city of Eilat.

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"This event will be broadcast simultaneously in 174 countries. It is a very important event and one that Eilat needs very much," Razvotsov said.

However, today, many media reported that in order to strictly prevent the Omikron virus, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on the evening of the 27th that all foreigners would be prohibited from entering the country starting from the early morning of the 29th. The ban will be in effect for 14 days, during which the Israeli government hopes to determine how effective existing vaccines are in preventing infection by the new strain. According to reports, Israel will become the first country in the world to completely close its borders to foreigners since the emergence of the Omicron strain.

In response, Reuters said that the country’s Tourism Minister Razvotsov said that contestants will be exempted, but may need to undergo a nucleic acid test every 48 hours and take other protective measures.

"We will know how to manage this event. So, through the exemption committee, we can hold such an event, an event that has been promised, we cannot cancel." Razvotsov said.

In February 2015, Razvotsov gave a campaign speech in a bar in a city south of Tel Aviv, Israel.

According to previous reports from Swiss Information Network, the 2020 Miss Universe selection was postponed due to the epidemic. Andrea Meza, Mexico’s beauty contestant, held the contest in May this year. won the championship in the final held in Florida, USA. In December this year, the Miss Universe 2021 competition held in Israel will be the 70th edition. Beauties from about 100 countries around the world are expected to gather in Israel, and the show will be broadcast around the world.