Israel to mull restriction on arrivals from countries with new coronavirus strain
People arriving from countries identified to be infected by strain could be sent to coronavirus hotels for quarantine; expert says no indication new strain can cause more severe illness
Adir Yanko, Itay Blumenthal , Itamar Eichner |
Updated: 12.20.20 , 09:26
Senior government officials will recommend the government impose quarantine on those arriving from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Denmark and the UK due to concerns that they may have been exposed to a new strain of coronavirus.
Israeli airlines have been instructed no to allow non-Israelis who do not hold permanent residence, from those countries to board flights to Israel.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu gets coronavirus jab, starting Israel rollout
Benjamin Netanyahu, 71, and Israel s health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on TV at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a COVID-19 vaccine jab on Saturday, kicking off a national rollout over the coming days.
Netanyahu, 71, and Israel s health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on TV at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. I asked to be vaccinated first, together with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, to serve as personal examples and encourage you to be vaccinated, Netanyahu told the television audience.
Netanyahu Becomes 1st Israeli to Receive COVID-19 Shot - Broadcast Sun 20th December 2020 | 12:30 AM
TEL AVIV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th December, 2020) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday became the first Israeli to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease with a Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which was broadcast live on national television. This is a great day for the State of Israel. We have been fighting for almost a year against the most severe pandemic humanity has known in 100 years. By the end of the month, there will be millions of vaccines here, and additional millions will come afterward. I have asked to be vaccinated first, together with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, in order to serve as a personal example and to encourage all of you to be vaccinated, Netanyahu said upon arrival at Sheba Medical Center.
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Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, 59, gets a coronavirus vaccine at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem, December 20, 2020. (Screenshot/Twitter)
As Israel’s vaccination drive against the coronavirus began, questions arose Sunday after a series of public figures and politicians got the inoculation ahead of the general public even though they are not over the age of 60, the minimal age for Israelis who will initially be allowed to vaccinate.
Likud minister Ze’ev Elkin tweeted that he felt “uneasy” with that.
“It was right for the prime minister, president and health minister to be vaccinated first to create public trust in the vaccine, and they are also all over the age of 60,” said Elkin, who is 49 years old. “But skipping in the vaccine line under the umbrella of a PR push for the vaccines only harms public trust.”
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