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A policeman checks the identity cards of riders during a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 30, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
Policemen put up a barbwire fence during a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 30, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
A worker sprays disinfectants as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 at a warehouse in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 30, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
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AP PHOTOS: A month of religious holidays, pyres and prayer April 29, 2021 at 7:29 pm
Around the world April was the month when many religions celebrated their most important holidays. But it also was the month when the focus for individuals was on burial rites as they said goodbye to loved ones as COVID-19 continued to impact the religious world.
Flames and smoke rose from the funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims in a makeshift, outdoor mass crematorium in New Delhi.
To the north in Haridwar, holy men in face coverings waited for a procession to the Ganges River for a dip in its waters, believed to absolve one’s sins, during the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela.
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Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport on April 18, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
The Health Ministry will require all travelers from seven virus-hit nations to quarantine upon arrival in Israel, it announced Thursday.
Chezy Levy, the director-general of the Health Ministry, signed a public health order requiring all arrivals including those vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 from the seven countries to quarantine for 10-14 days upon entering the country.
The countries are Ukraine, Ethiopia, Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico and Turkey; Israel has also issued a general warning against travel to all of them.
The Health Ministry said the order, which still requires Knesset approval, will come into effect on Monday, May 3.
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