For COVID-19, Germany is considering drastic measures

Among other measures under consideration is the closing of borders with regions where mutated varieties are more prevalent, he added.

According to the publication, German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Seehofer over the weekend to find ways to reduce the introduction of mutated strains into the country.

“The risks posed by these mutations in the virus require even drastic measures to be considered,” the interior minister told Bild. “Including tighter border controls, especially in high-risk regions, and reducing flights to Germany to almost zero, as Israel is currently doing.”

Germany January 19 The partial quarantine was tightened and extended until February 14, and Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that border controls could be re-conducted to prevent the spread of new strains of coronavirus that are believed to be more contagious.

After hours of crisis negotiations with the prime ministers of 16 German Länder, the chancellor said the latest restrictions were necessary as a “precautionary measure for the health of our country, the health of our citizens and the economy.”

Merkel and the prime ministers of the Länder have agreed that medical masks will be mandatory in shops and on public transport. This means that only surgical masks or respirators type FFP2 will be allowed.

They also said that employers should make it possible for employees to work from home if possible. In the past, companies have been urged to take steps to reduce the number of employees in offices so that as few people as possible use public transport.

“All of our efforts to control the spread of the virus are in grave danger,” the chancellor told reporters, referring to a new strain of coronavirus that had caused an increase in the UK and Ireland.

“There is still time to control the danger,” he said. “We have to act now.”

Germany closed restaurants, sports and entertainment facilities in November. Schools and most stores also closed in mid-December to curb the rapid increase in morbidity. They will remain closed until at least February 14.

Israel has been blocking international flights for almost a week due to a new strain of coronavirus. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Sunday that the flight ban would take effect at midnight Tuesday. and energy until Sunday.

“It just came to our attention then. No state has done what we are going to do. We will hermetically close the country,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a government meeting.

This measure is expected to prevent mutated viruses from entering 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 various reasons: going abroad for medical treatment, working when you cannot work remotely, attending court proceedings or the funeral of a family member, and moving to another country.

Israel will suspend international flights due to the appearance 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.