On the 24th, the final decision to ban international flights for two weeks
“Measures to prevent the penetration of mutant viruses”
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Israel is expected to stop operating all international flights to and from the country in the next two weeks. To maximize the collective immune effect of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine, he took out a card of conversion.
According to the local media Times of Israel on the 23rd (local time), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with the Ministry of Health, Transportation, Security, and Civil Aviation Bureau to prevent further penetration of the virus in a statement. It said that it has agreed to proceed.
Prime Minister Netanyahu convenes a ministerial meeting on the 24th to decide whether to approve the plan. Once approved, all international airliners are prohibited from taking off and landing at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Special flights that are inevitable for humanitarian purposes can be operated, but the Prime Minister’s office added, “In this case, it must be approved by a committee led by the Ministry of Health and Transportation.”
This measure was taken by Israel, which has the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination relative to the population, to maximize the effectiveness of vaccination by preventing the influx of mutations. According to Bloomberg News, the number of people who received at least one vaccination in Israel by the 23rd was 3.44 million. That means 38.05 out of 100 people were vaccinated.
However, the spread of the virus is continuing in Israel, with the number of new confirmed cases exceeding 10,000 per day last week. Mutant viruses were also confirmed one after another. Until now, a mutant virus originating from the UK has been confirmed in 7 confirmed cases during pregnancy, and a mutant virus confirmation procedure is in progress for 3 female confirmed cases. Israeli authorities extended the period of the 3rd blockade to the end of this month, while strengthening the punishment and enforcement of quarantine violations.
Some health ministry officials have expressed an opinion that strong containment measures, such as airport closure, should continue until early March, when 5 million vaccinations are expected to be completed, according to local channel 12 news. Channel 13 also reported that the Ministry of Health has requested approval for the use of close surveillance measures on returnees.
/ Reporter Kwak Yoon-ah [email protected]
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