Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement that the ban, pending government approval, would last 14 days.
Officials hope that within that period there will be more information on how effective COVID-19 vaccines are against Omicron, which was first detected in South Africa and has been dubbed a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization. Israelis entering the country, including those who are vaccinated, will be required to quarantine, Bennett said. The ban will come into effect at midnight between Sunday and Monday.
The Shin Bet domestic security agency's phone-tracking technology will be used to locate carriers of the new variant in order to curb its transmission to others, the statement said.The variant, which since first being detected in South Africa has also been detected in Belgium, Botswana, Hong Kong, Italy, Germany and Britain, has sparked global concern and a wave of travel curbs, although epidemiologists say travel curbs may be too late to stop Omicron from circulating globally.
It could take weeks for scientists to fully understand the variant's mutations and whether existing vaccines and treatments are effective against it.
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What does Justin have to say about this?
So a lockdown
Have we not learned. Canada left their border open and paid the price.
Good excuse to limit immigration
Funny thing is liberals don’t know what to say. When this was suggested by Cons in 2020 they were up in arms, Doug Ford said it yesterday and again libs were upset so were a lot of cons right till the point the PM shut out the flights. We
Jews are smarter than Trudeau
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Can the pcr test determine if you have Delta,Omicron, Covid, regular flu, or a cold?
'Symptoms being sore muscles and tiredness for a day or two not feeling well,' Coetzee explained. 'So far, we have detected that those infected do not suffer the loss of taste or smell. They might have a slight cough. There are no prominent symptoms.'
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