Two passengers on a Saturday United Airlines flight from Newark were asked to leave the plane after demanding that flight attendants seat them away from the ultra-Orthodox passengers, the airline said.
United Airlines travelers flying from the the United Kingdom to Newark Liberty International Airport will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 within 72 hours of their departure time, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.
The airline, which maintains a hub at Newark Liberty, is setting a similar requirement for travelers coming from the U.K. to its hubs in Chicago, Washington and San Francisco, adding a recent Covid-19 test to its “Ready-to-Fly” checklist for customers who have scheduled air travel at a time when much of the U.S. is gripped by a deadly second wave of the pandemic.
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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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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
I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But it s full of beauty and meaning.