The fight against the Omicron variant - Home Front Command is increasing activity:
Hundreds of samples were sent over the weekend to the homes of citizens of Israel from countries that are defined as "red" and are currently in home isolation, for the purpose of testing and adhering to isolation laws.
In addition, it was decided to double the staff responsible for absorbing returnees from abroad and transferring them to the isolation hotels.
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The upcoming flights that will land in the country from the red countries (Seychelles and South Africa) will be diverted to Terminal 1, where Home Front Command teams will operate and assist in transferring returnees to isolation in Corona hotels.
The commander of the Alon headquarters, Brigadier General (Res.) Reli Margalit, wanted to reinforce the system of tests at the airport with additional PCR tests, and a dedicated investigation team was set up to track the African strain and prevent the spread and truncation of the infection chain.
The Corona Hotel in Dan Panorama Tel Aviv, Photo: Yehoshua Yosef
Photo: Yehoshua Yosef,
Brigadier General (Res.) Margalit said tonight: "We understand that there is a good chance that the new variant has already arrived here, so we are doing all we can to cut off the contagion chains. Fortunately, at this time, the number of verified in Israel is low, we have manpower "Provides for coping. The Home Front Command, Alon Headquarters and the Ministry of Health will continue to act as necessary to deal with this variant."
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