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“It just came to our attention then. No state has done what we are going to do. We will close the country hermetically,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a government meeting.
This measure is expected to prevent the entry of mutated viruses into the country.
The ban on cargo flights from abroad and ambulance flights, the Haaretz newspaper reported.
It will only be possible to leave Israel for a number of reasons: going abroad for medical treatment, working when you cannot work remotely, attending a court case or a family member’s funeral, and moving to another country.
Israel will suspend international flights due to the emergence of more contagious strains of coronavirus: “British” and South Africans.
A new strain of coronavirus has been discovered in Israel, first identified in Britain and South Africa and considered much more contagious than the current form of the pathogen. The Health Department also announced Sunday that a case of infection was diagnosed when COVID-19 was caused by a mutated virus from Los Angeles. A patient infected with this form of the virus infected four other people.
There is currently a third quarantine in Israel. It was extended until the end of January a few days ago. At the same time, a large-scale vaccination campaign is underway in the country. The vaccination of the young people began on Saturday. Since the start of the vaccination campaign a month ago, more than 2.5 million people have received the first dose of COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health. population of 9 million. 900,000 vaccinated and a second time.
According to Johns Hopkins University, 595,000 people have been diagnosed in Israel since the start of the pandemic. infected. The coronavirus transported 4.3 thousand. human lives.
Starting January 8. A strict quarantine has been introduced in the country. Neighbors are not allowed to leave their municipalities, lock up more than five people indoors, more than 10 in open spaces. The strict quarantine is valid until January 31.
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