Israel quarantines pupils who met South Korean tourists over COVID-19 fears

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JERUSALEM: Nearly 200 Israeli pupils were ordered to begin a two-week quarantine from Sunday (Feb 23) after having come into contact with South ...

Israel's health ministry urged people who might have encountered them to self-quarantine, including 180 pupils and 19 staff members from three separate schools who it said had close contact with the South Korean visitors.

Israel on Friday confirmed its first case of the virus in one of its nationals who had flown home from Japan after being quarantined on the stricken cruise ship Diamond Princess. And on Sunday, the health ministry said an entry ban would also apply to non-Israelis landing from Japan beginning Monday. It also implemented an obligatory 14-day home-quarantine to any Israeli who has been to Japan, South Korea, mainland China as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Thailand.

 

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