Israel: New Restrictions Due to Increase in Infections and Severe Cases Due to Delta Variant | They do not exclude the possibility of decreeing a new quarantine

After recording the highest death rate in six months from the Delta variant, Israel has seen rise in severe coronavirus cases during the weekend: 63 people were hospitalized Yes 17 of them required assisted breathing. Faced with this maro, the government imposed new health restrictions.

The Israeli Ministry of Health reported that only 1,118 new coronavirus infections were recorded on Friday for the first time after nearly four months, while the number of active cases He stood at 6.563.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday announced new health restrictions in an attempt to curb the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.

“We are seeing an increase in infections and severe cases. What are we waiting for? Do you have thousands of cases per day? Hundreds in serious condition? That hospitals fill up? We have to stop playing“Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on a television station.

The Israeli government had previously reinstated the mandatory use of chin straps in public spaces, but now health ministry officials have called for it to be reintroduce the vaccination certificate called “Green Pass”, which was launched in February and allows entry into various facilities for those who are vaccinated or recovered from covid-19, or who have a valid negative test.

The measure aims to limit attendance at shows, restaurants, hotels and gymnasiums. Likewise, the government announced that will file complaints against confirmed coronavirus patients who violated quarantinelocal media Haaretz reported.

Police will be responsible for patrolling and enforcing the new measures at events and celebrations, and especially at weddings, as these gatherings have a high potential for massive infections.

The new director general of the Ministry of Health, Nachman Ash, noted that does not want to decree a new quarantine, although he does not rule out the possibility, and urged the population to follow sanitary rules to help curb infections.

“Anything can happen, but we don’t want to end up in a confinement situation“, the official told Channel 12.

Also, from this Friday, all passengers arriving in Israel must be quarantined for 24 hours or until they receive a negative covid-19 test result.

People arriving from the UK, Cyprus, Turkey, Georgia, Uganda, Myanmar, Fiji, Panama, Cambodia, Kenya and Liberia will need to remain in quarantine for seven days.

Finally, Israel’s health ministry has banned travel to Spain and Kyrgyzstan, which goes into effect on Friday, adding to the list of other countries requiring a seven-day quarantine from next week. These countries include Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Namibia, Paraguay, Seychelles, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Zambia and Zimbabwe.