The struggle in Corona:
Against the background of the discovery that there is a presence of the South African variant in Israel, after traveling from Malawi was diagnosed as positive for the new strain and at least three other people suspected of potential carriers, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will hold a press conference this afternoon (Friday).
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In addition, the leaders of the coalition parties were summoned for a zoom call at 15:30 to receive an update on the new variant.
In addition to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health, the press conference will be attended by the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman Ash, the Head of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, and the Corona Commissioner, Prof. Salman Zarka.
Against the background of the fear of the virus spreading, there is a possibility that the measures on the table will be to limit activity at Ben Gurion Airport. And Botswana.Italy has already announced that it will enforce a ban on entry to citizens of these countries.
It should be noted that in addition to the patient verified for the new variant, there are three other carriers suspected of having contracted the South African strain.
The Ministry of Health informed us that the verified new strain, traveling from Malawi, got stuck and had difficulty obtaining it despite efforts, but the police updated that she was located at noon in Eilat and transferred to the Home Front Command.
Earlier today, during a discussion held by the Prime Minister with senior officials in the Ministry of Health to examine ways of dealing with the identification of a person infected with a new variant that was discovered and spread in South Africa, Bennett said that " around the clock".
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