be sent directly to designated quarantine hotels regardless of their vaccination status, but despite the restrictions, plans are moving forward for the miss universe pageant which is set to take place in less than two weeks in the southern city of ilat. reporter: i m in paris where french authorities say there are eight possible omicron variant cases, none confirmed so far, but it s only a matter of time and the french health minister is saying there could already be people circulating in the community that are infected. that is a similar view from ireland where authorities also believe the same. today we ve seen reports of new cases 13 in portugal, up in austria and six in scotland. this speaks to this variant of coronavirus spreading across europe. the european union has had to apply what is called emergency breaks. that s why the travel restriction is going up to try
quarantine for three days. they get two negative pcr tests before they can be released. any israeli coming from what s designated as a red country which is most of the african countries except those on the northern side of the continent will be sent to special quarantine hotels, again, no matter their vaccination status. that goes to show you how seriously israel is taking this new variant. additionally, anybody with a confirmed case of omicron or suspected case will also have their locations tracked via their cell phones. this will be done by the shimbet. otherwise, life is going on as normal in israel. new restrictions on gatherings. this is very important because hanukkah just began last night. isa, in two weeks israel is supposed to host the miss universe pageant in the southern city of ilat. many contestants, their staff, as well as potentially many