This mutation could be a coronavirus two, Benjamin Netanyahu said. (File)
Jerusalem:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel will significantly reduce entry of foreign nationals into the country in an effort to keep out a new, more infectious novel coronavirus strain. We ve got a new pandemic spreading, with a virus we don t really know about. This mutation could be a coronavirus two, Netanyahu said during a tree-planting ceremony in Jerusalem. Therefore, we have implemented the decision to close Israel s skies, he added.
The announcement came a day after the government barred entry to foreigners travelling from Britain, Denmark and South Africa, where the new coronavirus strain was detected.