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The Shin Bet security service will stop its using its controversial phone surveillance measures to help track down potential coronavirus carriers from January 20, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
The agency will continue to use the measure on those who refuse to cooperate with contact tracing efforts, the report says. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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Covid-19: Curfews, lockdowns and travel limits in place across Europe amid fears of Christmas surge
Tougher measures are being implemented across the continent. By Stephen McDermott Wednesday 16 Dec 2020, 2:34 PM Dec 16th 2020, 2:34 PM 19,401 Views 6 Comments
The near-empty Kalverstraat in the centre of Amsterdam yesterday
Image: Peter Dejong/PA Images
The near-empty Kalverstraat in the centre of Amsterdam yesterday
Image: Peter Dejong/PA Images
GOVERNMENTS ACROSS EUROPE are imposing fresh Covid-19 restrictions after measures introduced in the weeks before Christmas failed to stop a rise in new cases.
The tougher measures come as EU countries agreed to roll out vaccinations on the same day, after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approves a jab.
TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.
1. #BREXIT: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that negotiators have made progress towards agreeing fair-trade rules after 31 December.
2. #UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to “exercise extreme caution” as they celebrate Christmas amid fears of Covid-19 spreading dramatically.
3. #GREEN (AIN’T NO) PARTY: Green Party Cabinet ministers have written to the party membership to allay fears about the EU-Canada trade deal CETA.
4. #CHRISTMASKS: The World Health Organization in Europe warned of a “further resurgence” of Covid-19 in early 2021, as it urged families to wear face masks during Christmas.
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Public health expert Dr Gabriel Scally has said that people should think twice, or three times about travelling anywhere this Christmas.
He was asked if people in the South should travel to Northern Ireland for Christmas, but said that this was not a time to be travelling and mixing.
If people needed a lesson how not to do it, he said, they should look at what happened after Thanksgiving in the US. And he said we did not want a repeat of that, North or South .
Professor Scally told RTÉ s Six One News that multi-generational gatherings should be postponed to the Spring or better still, to the summer. We should be keeping ourselves to ourselves , he said.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms he’ll get the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday night, becoming the first Israeli to get inoculated.
He confirms the news in a tweet.
“On Saturday night, I will get the vaccine for the coronavirus. I asked to be first to serve as an example and to persuade you to get vaccinated. By the end of January, we will bring millions of vaccines to Israel. I worked hard to bring them and I ask you please use them,” he tweets. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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