The government is expected to approve tomorrow (Sunday) the announcement of a series of new red states, including major states. Thus, in fact, Israelis will not be able to fly to most countries of the world after a decision, if approved, takes effect this coming Tuesday.
The countries that will be brought to the government tomorrow for discussion are: USA, Canada, Belgium, Portugal, Turkey, Germany, Hungary and Morocco. Health has not yet recommended the countries on the additional list as red.
On Friday, the government approved in a telephone poll the declaration of Ireland, Norway, Spain, Finland, France, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates. Even earlier, the flight of Israelis to dozens of countries around the world, especially in Africa, was banned in practice.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett initiates the early closure of the sky as a preventive measure, against the background of data showing that travelers returning to Israel are the main source of entry for the Omicron strain to Israel. News 12 reported that 3 weeks, maybe even just two weeks.
According to the report, the health system is still having a hard time determining the level of severe morbidity that the omicron strain will bring, but is making it clear that the peak of infection is expected to bypass the peak of the delta wave. Bennett’s steps in closing the sky come amid the government’s failure to apply the green label in malls.
The government is expected to approve the application of a tight purple mark in malls tomorrow, instead of the green mark. This outline includes increased enforcement of mask wearing in malls. The government also intends to establish dozens of new immunization points in large malls, in light of the failure of the children’s vaccination campaign.
Prof. Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute said tonight that “there are many other things that are not known about Omicron, but at the moment the reasonable scenario is a significant wave of morbidity.” “What is happening in Europe can be seen here as well – doubling every two days, building from 10 days in the Variant Delta.”
“The question is what ratio of verified verified patients is difficult at Omicron. There are currently data that Omicron is less violent, but preliminary data from the UK contradict that,” he added. “Even if he is less violent, if the doubling is fast then there will also be severe patients.”
Prof. Segal also referred to the possibility of re-imposing restrictions: “This is not the solution, but a means that buys us time. This time must be used to get vaccinated. The vaccination campaign is shuffling to almost non-existent. There are over a million who need a booster, and hundreds of vehicles Of vaccines that make them accessible and currently do not see it. “