Govt stated to weigh shuttering airport for non-important journey

Israel might close Ben Gurion Airport for leisure journeys if virus cases carry on to climb, in accordance to a Sunday tv report.

Some 10 per cent of virus instances in recent weeks have been folks arriving from overseas, in accordance to Health and fitness Ministry facts.

In accordance to Channel 12 information, well being officials are thinking of quickly necessitating all returnees to self-isolate for seven times upon arrival, as a substitute of the present-day 24-hour quarantine necessary for all those arriving from nations not deemed to have large costs of infection.

Further ways remaining weighed for tourists are expanding the list of nations to which Israelis are barred from flying, and permitting journey only for all those who are vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19, the report said.

The network stated that officials are thinking of closing the airport fully for all non-vital journey if circumstances go on to

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