The new corona variant, the omicron, has been discovered in several countries in Africa, Europe and Asia, as well as in Israel.
Therefore, a number of countries have decided to restrict the entry of Israelis into their territory.
In India, Israel has been defined as a country at risk, and although no official directive regarding isolation has yet been published, Israelis who land there discover that they are required to enter isolation for an entire week.
India was opened to tourists less than two weeks ago and the morbidity situation there is excellent with about 8,000 verified per day, relative to a population of about 1.4 billion inhabitants.
India is tightening requirements regarding Israeli tourists, Photo: Photo: Moshe Shai
In Switzerland, too, they decided to restrict the entry of Israelis and even tightened and banned Israeli passport holders from entering the country.
Swiss or European passport holders are allowed to enter Switzerland from Israel after performing a corona check before take-off and entering isolation for 10 days after landing.
Israelis are still allowed to enter Dubai, but from yesterday they are required to perform a corona test after landing in the Princesses and wait for the test results in the hotel isolation.
This is a procedure that was practiced in Dubai at the beginning of the Corona period, but following the discovery of the new variant, precautions are also taken there.
In Dubai, Israelis will have to wait in isolation at a hotel, Photo: AFP
In the UK it has been announced that tourists will be required to perform a PCR test on the second day and remain in isolation until the test results are obtained.
There, too, there is a tendency to tighten restrictions and there is also an obligation to wear masks in enclosed spaces.
Everything is still open in the country, but further restrictions are being considered.
A state of emergency has been declared in New York, but at this stage no significant other measures have been decided other than the conduct in the hospitals.
There, too, the severity of the new variant is being examined and it has been announced that they will act in accordance with the test results.
New York declared a state of emergency // Photo: GettyImages,
More countries around the world are expected to impose restrictions on tourists in the coming days.
The new variant has already been discovered in several countries, and Europe is already considering a series of new restrictions, including closures in some countries.
Dozens of countries have already halted flights from several countries in Africa.
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