israel omicron variant: new covid variant; When Israel imposes travel ban – Israel first in the world to close border over new covid-19 omicron variant

B.1.1.529 is the new variant of Kovid-19. Many countries have begun implementing travel restrictions in connection with this variant. The state of Israel has also now banned foreigners from entering their country. Israel has become the first country to close all borders to fight the new and rapidly spreading corona virus variant.

Al Jazeera reports that Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett has said the ban will last for two weeks as the government has not given its approval.

The latest variant is now found in South Africa. The World Health Organization called it a form of anxiety. It remains to be seen how effective this variant, called omicron, will be against the Kovid-19 vaccine. Countries can decide what to do next only if they have more information about it. Officials hope to get information on how effective the vaccine is during this period.

“Our work shows that this is the case in almost every country,” Home Minister Ailet Shaked told N12 Meet the Press.

‘The vaccine is effective against the new variant. But we still do not know how effective it is. ‘

The ban will take effect on Sunday, November 28, from midnight. Foreigners from most African states were banned from traveling on Friday.

Dr. Ran Baliser, head of the government’s advisory council on Kovid-19, told Israel’s CAN Public Radio. Action needs to be taken against the new variant. “It simply came to our notice then.

A passenger returning from Malawi on Saturday was found to have new difficulty. In addition, Israel said it was investigating seven other suspected cases. Of the seven suspects now, three have been vaccinated. They are all housed in isolation.

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying that foreign nationals were barred from entering Israel except in cases approved by a special committee.

If Israeli citizens have been vaccinated against the corona virus, they will be required to present a negative PCR test report within three days or seven days. In addition you have to go to the quarantine yourself.

Israel’s borders have been closed for a long time because of Kovid. Only a month ago, the country reopened to foreign tourists.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett from West Jerusalem has called the government’s actions too harsh. He said there was a big change in the policy of allowing foreign tourists in early November.

“Even in the midst of these uncertainties, Israel is moving very fast and should not jeopardize the progress it has already made,” Naphtali said on Saturday evening after his brief announcement.

The country will take new steps to quarantine all Israeli nationals entering the country, including those who have been vaccinated.

“Newcomers to the red-listed African countries will have to stay at the government’s quarantine hotel until their test results are negative,” Fawcett said.

Phone tracking technology used by the Shinbet Anti-Terrorism Agency will be used to prevent the virus from spreading to others. Bennett said the technology would be used to detect carriers of the virus variant.

This monitoring technology has been in use since March 2020. The locations of the virus carriers are connected to other nearby mobile phones to find out who they are in contact with.

Earlier this year, the Israeli Supreme Court limited its use of civil rights groups to protests over privacy concerns.

This new variety has already been found in Belgium, the Netherlands, Botswana, Hong Kong, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom. This variant has caused a great deal of concern globally. It has also tightened travel restrictions. Epidemiologists say it will be too late to stop these restrictions in the face of the global spread of omicron.

According to the Ministry of Health, 57 percent of Israel’s 9.4 million people have been fully vaccinated. That means they have either received Pfizer or the Bioentech vaccine. It has been less than five months since they received the second dose of the vaccine.

Since the onset of the corona virus, 1.3 million cases of Kovid-19 and more than 8,000 deaths have been reported in Israel.

Currently, Delta has two mutations and Beta has three. But scientists in South Africa say the new variant, B.1.1.529, has at least ten mutations.

Authorities in South Africa have warned that this could lead to an increase in infections.

Israel is the first country on earth to fully vaccinate most of its citizens. Israel is far ahead of other countries in terms of wax. In addition, 78 percent of eligible people over the age of 12 have been vaccinated.

Similarly, a third dose of vaccine was offered and implemented in the country as part of the Pfizer vaccine campaign. Israel is the first country to do so. One week after a person received the third dose of the vaccine, preliminary research in Israel indicated that booster doses could increase protection against corona virus, NPR News reported.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has come out against countries that have imposed travel bans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that “scientific approaches should be taken in the light of risk.”

‘Care must be taken against the implementation of travel procedures at this stage.’ World Health Organization spokeswoman Christian Lindemeyer said at a UN briefing in Geneva.

The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting of experts on Friday, November 26 to assess whether the new variant is of concern. He told The Economic Times that he would share more guidelines on the steps that governments should take.

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Source: Agencies | Compiled by Sruthy C.R