Corona Challenge: Ministry officials today pressured government to order isolation for all Israelis returning from abroad • At the same time, Israel and US agreed to cooperate in treating the virus • Terminal 1 in Ben Gurion closed for international flights • Assessment: Israel will ban flights from some countries USA • Live
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Ministry officials are holding a briefing (Sunday) on how to deal with the spread of the Corona virus. Last Saturday, the ministry announced four more Corona patients in Israel. To date, 25 Israelis from various parts of the country have been infected by isolation.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Netanyahu and US Vice President Mike Pence agreed to hold further talks in the coming hours between the Israeli team to deal with the Corona virus and the US team. The talks will be attended by the Corona Virus Treatment Coordinator at the White House, Dr. Debra Birks, with the goal of promoting Corona technology and scientific collaboration.
Vice President Pence has been appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump to coordinate dealing with the U.S. Corona. It is estimated that after coordinating the two-state profession, Israel will halt flights from several U.S. states where the disease has spread. Apparently, the stops will be from JFK and Liberty airports in the New York area, and flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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As reported today in Israel Today, in recent days, the possibility of isolating any Israeli who is returning from any country abroad is being investigated, probably following the arrival of the virus into less developed countries in terms of the health system, with the aim of reducing the spread of the virus in Israel as far as possible.
Meanwhile, the airport authority today announced the closure of Terminal 1 at Ben-Gurion International Airport, due to the decline in demand due to the Corona crisis. According to the Airports Authority's decision, international low-cost flights departing from Terminal will be transferred to Terminal 3 by the end of April. In addition, El Al is considering postponing the launch of the Chicago line, which was due to open on March 22.
The Ministry of Education also made it clear that "contrary to the rumors, there is no 'bridge' between Purim and Passover holidays." The rumors of graduation are not the only ones. Another fake document distributed dealt with the duty of wearing gloves in educational institutions. The document, which bears the name of the Ministry of Education, states that, in accordance with the Ministry of Health's instructions, there is a duty to wear gloves in the hands of an educational institution at all hours of the day. The document also states that this obligation applies to all educational institutions. The Ministry of Education stated that the document was fake and not on their minds.
Meanwhile, the Corona continues to hit Italy. Today, it was learned that the inland arm commander, Salvatore Farina, was infected with Corona. Up to now, 5,883 people have been infected with the virus throughout the European state.