Israel has banned the entry of all foreign travellers due to the new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron. On Friday itself, the first patient infected with the Omicron variant was found in the country. It was only after this that Israel banned travellers from several South African countries. Now the entry of all foreigners has been banned in the country. The government has currently banned foreign passengers for 14 days. The ban has also come into force. It is the first country to ban the entry of foreigners.
However, Indian citizens working, residing and studying there can still enter Israel. This information was given by the Ambassador of Israel in New Delhi, Naor Gilon. Gilon also told that Indian citizens currently present there can also leave Israel and return to India till the flight operations continue.
According to the new rules, now if any vaccinated Israeli citizen comes back to the country, then he will have to undergo a corona test. Will have to be quarantined for 72 hours. At the end of the quarantine period, there will be a corona test again. All reports must come negative. A person whose vaccination has not been completed will have to remain in quarantine for 7 days. After this, the negative report of the corona test will have to be shown.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had said in a cabinet meeting called on Friday to discuss the new variant – the new variant is more contagious and spreads faster than the delta variant. Information is being gathered regarding whether the vaccine is effective on Omicron or not. These are emergency-like situations. Be ready 24 hours a day.
Israel's Ambassador to India Gillon said on Sunday that we were the first country to detect the new variant. Due to a new type of corona variant found in a woman from South Africa, we have decided to implement the ban. We have sealed our borders. Gillon said I think it will take about two weeks to understand these new variants. After this it is expected that restrictions can be relaxed.
Fearing the new variant, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the US and Sri Lanka have also imposed travel bans on several African countries. To deal with Omicron, restrictions have been started on the arrival of planes and passengers from seven-eight countries of Africa.
India has not banned flights to any country so far, but passengers coming from some countries of Europe including South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Israel, Hong Kong and the UK will be given additional benefits. Safety standards have to be followed.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Saturday that every person returning from South Africa will be quarantined upon arrival in Mumbai. Also, their samples will be sent for genome sequencing. At the same time, RT-PCR of such passengers will be necessary for Gujarat.
