Coronavirus cabinet mulling quarantine for returning Israelis amid fears of virus mutation
PM backs move, also wants all flights in and out of country halted; coronavirus czar warns of catastrophic illness, deaths if tighter measures not put in place as infection rate reaches 4.1%; 2,821 new daily cases reported Sunday
Yaron Drukman, Adir Yanko, Itamar Eichner |
Updated: 12.21.20 , 11:23
The coronavirus cabinet was meeting late Monday morning to decide whether all Israelis returning from abroad should be required to go into prolonged isolation, a day after the measure was brought into effect for returnees from the UK, Denmark and South Africa over fears of a mutated strain of the coronavirus.