Senior health official says risk of new variants entering country remains main challenge Dr. Sharon Alory-Preis says Israel operates nationwide laboratory apparatus to carry out genetic sequencing to spot new variants before spreading, calls on public to act responsibly despite encouraging decline in morbidity Adir Yanko | Published: 03.15.21 , 21:24 Head of Public Health Services in the Health Ministry Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis on Monday said she was concerned that new coronavirus variants could enter Israel through the Ben Gurion International Airport. "We know the vaccines are effective a...