TamilIsrael bans travel to 10 more countries over Omicron scare
20 December 2021, 12:32 pm
Passengers wait to board flights, amidst the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 27, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham
Israel’s Ministry of Health on Sunday said it decided to ban travel to ten more countries to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
The ban will take effect on Wednesday and will include the United States, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland and Turkey, which will be labeled as red countries, Xinhua news agency reported citing the ministry.
The list of ed countries already includes most of the African countries, eight European countries and the United Arab Emirates.
All Israelis returning from the banned countries, including vaccinated and recovered ones, must enter quarantine for at least seven days.
Foreign nationals are not allowed to travel from these countries to Israel, except in humanitarian cases with the approval of a special governmental committee.
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