With the prime minister declaring that a fifth COVID wave has already begun in Israel, the government on Monday banned citizens from traveling to the United States in an effort to stem the spread of the Omicron variant.
Dec. 21, 2021 --
Israelis need special permission to travel to Red List nations. Israelis flying into Israel from a Red List country must quarantine for seven days even if they’re fully vaccinated. Non-citizens have been barred from entering Israel since November. “We were the first in the world to close the entry to Israel to foreigners,” Bennett said. “We needed to buy time and keep the variant as far away from Israel as possible. The time we bought is running out.
He asked employers to allow workers to work from home and urged parents to get young children vaccinated.
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