The Corona Cabinet convenes tonight (Saturday night): Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz agreed – Israel will be closed to foreigners for two weeks.
Here News reported that cabinet members will discuss the possibility of restarting GSS placements for verified patients in the new variant. This is after yesterday during the preliminary hearing, the head of the public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, claimed that there was a difficulty in following the infection circles.
In the preliminary discussions, it was agreed that at this stage the format of Hanukkah events will not change – but the supervision of the ‘green character’ and masks will be tightened, but the events themselves will not change.
More on the cabinet’s chapter is the new isolation plan that will be approved: according to the plan, both vaccinated and recovering people will be required to be isolated for three days upon entering the country. Seven days of isolation will be required for those who are not immunized.
However, isolating vaccinated people who have returned from abroad requires the approval of the Knesset.
Those who are currently abroad will be able to arrive early in the next day and will not be required to enter isolation.
The restrictions that the Corona Cabinet will discuss tonight:
• Restrictions on Ben Gurion Airport: Prohibition of foreigners entering Israel for two weeks, every Israeli who returns to Israel will be required in isolation
• Return to the Red Countries: The Cabinet is expected to include in the list of Red Countries most of the African countries except North African countries. The list will include Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar. Are preparing to increase the number of hotels.
• Wearing masks: The return of the obligation to wear masks will also be examined in open areas.
The Ministry of Health clarified this evening that as of today, one verifier who had returned from Malawi, who was exposed to Lorient Omicron, has been identified in Israel.
In addition, there are suspicions of another 7 cases, whose flooring results have not yet been received.
Out of the seven: 3 vaccinated and 4 unvaccinated (recovered six months after recovery, and vaccinated with a second dose six months after vaccination).
In addition, of the seven – 4 have returned from abroad and 3 have not been abroad recently.
Earlier tonight, Brigadier General Israel Margalit, commander of the Alon headquarters in the Home Front Command, said: “We are on the verge of a significant event. We are taking targeted action to stop the spread as soon as possible. “
In a conversation with reporters, Brigadier General Margalit said: “The new strain could significantly harm Israel’s dealings with the Corona. We will open hotels as needed.”
In accordance with the decision of the government and following the recommendation of the Ministry of Health, 50 countries in the African continent were classified as red As listed:
List of countries:
1) Angola
2) Uganda
3) Seychelles
4) Eritrea
5) Ethiopia
6) Aswatini
7) Botswana
8) Burundi
9) Burkina Faso
10) Building
11) Ghana
12) Gabon
13) Djibouti
14) Guinea
15) Guinea-Bissau
16) Equatorial Guinea
17) Gambia
18) South Africa
19) South Sudan
20) The Democratic Republic of the Congo
21) Central African Republic
22) Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville)
23) Zimbabwe
24) Zambia
25) Ivory Coast
26) Togo
27) Tanzania
28) Cape Verde
29) Liberia
30) Mauritania
31) Mauritius
32) Mali
33) Madagascar
34) Mozambique
35) Malawi
36) Lesotho
37) Nigeria
38) Niger
39) Namibia
40) Sao Tome and Principe
41) Somalia
42) Senegal
43) Sierra Leone
44) St. Helena (UK)
45) Chad
46) Comoros
47) Kenya
48) Cameroon
49) Reunion (France)
50) Rwanda
As is well known, there is a ban on leaving Israel for red countries, with the exception of exceptions and with the approval of a committee headed by the Ministry of the Interior. All returnees from a red state, including vaccinated and recovering must be in complete isolation.
Before leaving Israel, it will be necessary to declare on the website of the Ministry of Health and to the airline that the trip is not to a red country.
Foreigners are not allowed to enter from these countries except in exceptional humanitarian cases and with the approval of a committee headed by the Ministry of the Interior.
The government also approved the obligation to isolate in hotels until a negative result is obtained in a PCR test performed at the entrance to Israel. The obligation will apply immediately to all entrants from the countries of Ethiopia, Boston, South Africa and Malawi and for the second time, starting at midnight between Sunday and Monday for entrants from the other listed countries.
Anyone who finds positive in the PCR test will continue to stay in isolation in the motel until the end of the isolation days required by the guidelines.
Exceptions for leaving Israel for these countries include:
– Anyone who is not a citizen or resident of Israel.
Exit to a permanent place of residence by presenting a reference to the Exceptions Committee.
– In exceptional humanitarian or vital cases with the approval of the Exceptions Committee.
Foreign representatives or Israeli emissaries.
Aircraft crew.
– Professional athletes subject to the approval of the Exceptions Committee.
– A person who goes out for a vital need related to foreign relations or a vital need related to national security.
An official envoy of one of the national institutions, who received the approval of the Exceptions Committee
Journalists in the performance of their duties.
Departure to red countries, and even an attempt to leave, in violation of regulations, will expose the passenger to an administrative fine of NIS 5,000.