Senior government officials will recommend that the government quarantine those coming from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Denmark and the UK because of concerns that they may have been open to a new type. of coronavirus.
Israeli airlines have been told not to allow non-Israelis residents who are not permanent residents of these countries to board flights to Israel.
A passenger at Ben Gurion International Airport arrives at a hall in August
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The so-called Coronavirus cabinet that meets Sunday will be asked to consider closing the airports to all flights due to the continued spread of the virus.
On Sunday, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said he hoped the decision would close the airport together. “We need to protect our borders. Safety must be the priority and the steps we can take now may come too late if we stay,” he said.
The Ministry of Health has been considering a genetic test for people returning from the UK where more than 1,000 cases of the new type of coronavirus have already been detected. It is unclear whether the current coronavirus vaccine is effective against snoring.
Professor Roni Gamzu, former coronavirus czar and Director of the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv will receive the coronavirus vaccine
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Professor Galia Rahav, head of infectious diseases at Sheba Medical Center told Ynet that the new strain could be more infectious even though there is no sign that it is causing more serious illness.
Professor Galia Rahav Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Sheba Medical Center
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The UK has announced restrictions on the Christmas holidays in a bid to reduce the spread of the virus.
Prime Minister Boris Jonson said Saturday that there was no evidence to suggest the coronavirus vaccine will be as effective against the new variant.