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The Ministry of Health has approved the abolition of the obligation to isolate unvaccinated people returning from abroad - Walla! News

2022-02-16T18:13:43.595Z


Horowitz and senior officials of his office agreed that those arriving from abroad would not be required to be checked before taking off, but only on landing at Ben Gurion Airport. Also, foreign children up to the age of 12 who are accompanied by vaccinated parents will be allowed to enter the country while being charged with a negative result. The decisions are subject to the approval of the government, which will discuss them in the coming days


The Ministry of Health has approved the abolition of the obligation to isolate unvaccinated people returning from abroad

Horowitz and senior officials of his office agreed that those arriving from abroad would not be required to be checked before taking off, but only on landing at Ben Gurion Airport.

Also, foreign children up to the age of 12 who are accompanied by vaccinated parents will be allowed to enter the country while being charged with a negative result.

The decisions are subject to the approval of the government, which will discuss them in the coming days

Meirav Cohen

16/02/2022

Wednesday, 16 February, 2022, 19:48 Updated: 20:05

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The Ministry of Health this evening (Wednesday) approved a series of easing of corona restrictions, including the abolition of the isolation obligation for unvaccinated Israelis returning from abroad. At Ben Gurion Airport.

The decisions are subject to the approval of the government, which will discuss them in the coming days.



In addition, foreign children up to the age of 12 who are accompanied by vaccinated parents will be allowed to enter Israel, with isolation until a negative result is obtained from the Ben Gurion Airport test. Foreigners over the age of 12 who are not vaccinated will not be allowed to enter Israel. Wearing the masks will not change.

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Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The obligation to wear masks will not be abolished.

Enforcement of the green sign in the mall (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Following the decline in corona morbidity, ministers are expected to make a decision in the coming days on whether to lift the restrictions imposed at the time of the omicron eruption.

In the field of tourism, an outline is being formulated that will make it easier for unvaccinated children to enter the country.

The field of education will operate in the manner currently practiced and after a further decline in morbidity the matter will be re-examined.



Also, on March 1, the green label will be abolished at conferences and events.

This is after most experts thought that there was no point in continuing the current format.

This week, Health Ministry Director General Nachman Ash said that the green label is less effective at this time, "and we always said and I also say now - we did not look at it as a tool to encourage immunization, but as a tool to prevent disease." Following their validity, "and this is the opportunity to call on people to come and get vaccinated.

The vaccine is also effective in preventing illness and certainly in preventing serious illness. "

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