Photo Credit: Majdi Fathi/TPS
For the first time, seven cases of the Indian Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant have been identified in Israel among returnees from abroad, the Ministry of Health announced Friday.
In all cases, those who were infected had not been vaccinated against the virus.
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The cases were identified by the national genomic sequencing array.
The Ministry of Health stated that âthere is still no clear information regarding the variant and its implications for vaccinated and recovering people. The Ministry of Health reiterates the importance of quarantining for returnees from abroad to Israel, especially from countries where the infections rate is severe.â