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Signs: Israelis from Corona Ship will return to Israel on Thursday Israel today

2020-02-17T17:14:49.486Z


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The plane hired by insurance companies is set to depart from Thailand to Japan on Wednesday, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health • The report is scheduled to leave the next day when the 12 Israelis staying on board the ship • All passengers will be taken in isolation upon return

  • Corona ship // Photo: IP

  • On the ship: Shalva and Shimon Dahan

News for Israelis in the Corona Ship: The aircraft leased by PassportCard insurance companies, Migdal, Clal and Harel to return Israelis is expected to return to Israel on Thursday. The 14-seat private jet, which is currently on the ground in Bangkok Thailand, and is set to depart with a foreign air crew to Japan on Wednesday in coordination with the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Health. There will also be a doctor on behalf of the insurance company.

The flight takes an average of about three to four hours to land in Tokyo as early as late in the night. As mentioned, the aircraft is expected to return to Israel by direct flight the following day, with the 12 Israelis staying on board the ship, in accordance with medical examinations conducted by them and in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health and the Foreign Ministry. All passengers will be taken to the Ministry of Health for isolation upon their return to the location and location.

Documentation of Israeli passengers from the "Corona Ship" in Japan

So far, laboratory tests of 10 of the 12 passengers on the ship have been found to be negative for the Corona virus. On Wednesday at the latest, the results of the two additional passengers will be received. Only the passengers will find the flight negative, according to Prof. Itamar Grotto, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health in Japan.

Grotto met earlier today with Israeli ambassador to Japan Yaffe Ben Ari and representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Health to summarize the release of Israeli passengers from the ship. In addition, update the status of the three Israelis infected with the virus. "The three passengers infected with the virus are hospitalized in two hospitals. Two of the passengers are in a hospital about an hour away from Tokyo and one passenger is in a hospital in Tokyo. Her partner who was with you in the same cabin on the ship is not infected."

Corona panic: An isolated hospitalization facility has been established at Tel Hashomer Hospital // Photo: Paz Bar

"I sent them a package from the country and it made them happy and tomorrow a doctor from the country will come up to take a close look at their condition and also be able to talk to the medical staff and get a clear picture. They are all in easy condition and without symptoms," he added.

He added that "at least from the data presented by the Japanese, the isolation seems to have been quite successful. There has been an increase in the number of infected and subsequently decreased. The three Israeli patients did not develop symptoms and were discovered by the initiated tests.

The Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health said that for the Japanese authorities all passengers who are negative to the virus can travel on public transport and do not need isolation. But Israel as well as other countries where Australia does not trust the isolation that was in the ship and therefore the Israelis will continue to stay in isolation in a separate compound at Shiba Hospital Tel Hashomer. "The Israeli health system can handle these 12 passengers. If I thought it would endanger public health I would say. "





Travelers coming from Japan will be staying in seclusion at the Shi Lev Center - a center provided in a hotel designed for rehabilitation of heart patients at Sheba Hospital. The hospital stated that those passengers would be treated by a dedicated and separate staff assigned for this task only. And the complex is physically separated and has a separate infrastructure than the rest of the medical center.

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said: "We are working in coordination with the Japanese authorities, the Foreign Ministry and all emergency agencies in the country to bring the passengers back to Israel safely, by doing so with great care on the health of the State of Israel and on commanding the passenger's health. For the complex logistics move. "

Prof. Elhanan Bar-On, Director of the Sheba Emergency Medical Center: "Our expertise is in leading and handling national emergency missions, and so is the case - professionally and responsibly."

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Continuing with the insurance companies' announcement yesterday about leasing the Turkish aircraft, the relevant officials put forward alternatives that would meet all the needs for the rescue flight. The geographical location of the Thai aircraft alongside its size was found to be more suited to the mission of returning the Israelis, passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship to Israel.

Joel Amir, CEO of PassportCard, said: "We are doing our utmost to work on several channels to bring Israelis back to Israel as soon as possible. The Thai aircraft is operational and will allow us to bring passengers to the country sooner. We are awaiting the final approval of all appointed officials. "

The insurance companies emphasize that the final flight date is subject to the approval of all the appointed officials, including the Japanese government and the Israeli government.

Source: israelhayom

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