Israel on Sunday announced a ban on flights from Britain following the discovery of a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19.
A statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said that the coronavirus cabinet decided to ban also flights from Denmark and South Africa, where the new variant has been found.
The prohibition became effective immediately and will be reviewed in seven days, the cabinet said.
The goal of the ban is "to prevent the arrival of the new strain from abroad," the statement read, adding that tests are underway to see if it had already begun to spread in Israel.
Israeli TV news channels reported that Israeli citizens who returned from England were stopped at the airport and requested to enter a 10-day quarantine in a hotel. Channel 12 TV news reported that some passengers who had refused to go to the hotel have been returned to England.
"We have closed the skies to all flights to Israel from Britain, Denmark and South Africa ... if necessary, we will ban flights from additional countries," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement after the coronavirus cabinet meeting.
"Now, when the vaccine is in our hands and we see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is important that we continue to follow the rules," he said.
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Χιλή, Αργεντινή και Τουρκία αναστέλλουν τις πτήσεις τους από τη Βρετανία
ReplyDeleteΑνησυχία στην βρετανική κυβέρνηση προκαλούν οι περιορισμοί μετακινήσεων από αρκετές χώρες λόγω της μετάλλαξης στελέχους του κορωνοϊού που είναι πιθανό να φέρουν άδεια ράφια στα σούπερμαρκετ - Χαμός στα αεροδρόμια
DeleteEuropean Union officials will discuss later a co-ordinated response to a new, more infectious coronavirus variant in the UK, which has led many countries to impose travel bans.
ReplyDeleteGermany, France and Italy are among those to suspend flights from the UK. Outbound train services through the Channel Tunnel have also been halted.
Canada is also blocking UK flights.
Health officials say the new variant is up to 70% more transmissible, but there is no evidence that it is more deadly.
There is also no evidence to suggest that it reacts differently to vaccines.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the new variant was "getting out of control" while Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands announced they had already detected it.
Le Premier ministre britannique Boris Johnson va présider lundi une réunion de crise consacrée aux approvisionnements du Royaume-Uni après la décision de plusieurs pays dont la France de suspendre leurs liaisons en raison de la nouvelle souche de nouveau coronavirus.
ReplyDelete"Le Premier ministre va diriger demain/lundi une réunion COBR (pour les situations de crise, ndlr) pour discuter de la situation concernant les déplacements internationaux et en particulier les flux réguliers du fret vers et à partir du Royaume-Uni", a déclaré un porte-parole, tandis que le port de Douvres, desservant notamment la France, a annoncé fermer pour le trafic sortant. (Belga)