Israel bans travel to the US, citing concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 omicron variant.
Under the edict, which goes into effect at 2200 GMT on Tuesday, Israelis would need special permission to fly to the U.S., now one of more than 50 countries to which its citizens cannot travel.said Israel had bought some time by moving fast to limit travel when omicron was first detected last month, but that this was now waning. He predicted a surge of sicknesses within a few weeks.
Acting on Health Ministry recommendations, cabinet ministers voted on Monday to put the U.S., Italy, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland and Turkey on the no-fly roster, Bennett’s office said in a statement.Israel has logged 134 confirmed omicron cases and another 307 suspected cases, the Health Ministry said. Of these, 167 were symptomatic, it said.and has imposed three- to 14-day quarantine orders for Israelis returning from abroad.
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