Israel closes airports to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Israel announced Sunday that it will ban incoming and outgoing passenger flights for a week to curb the spread of new strains of the coronavirus.
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“We hermetically closed the skies, with rare exceptions, to prevent the entry of mutations of the virus and to ensure that we make rapid progress with our vaccination campaign,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The measure will go into effect at midnight Monday to Tuesday until Jan. 31, said a statement from the head of government’s office, AFP reported.
See also: Estambul desplaza a Heathrow como el aeropuerto europeo más transitado en 2020.
Flights for cargo and firefighting, as well as for medical treatment, funerals or legal procedures, are authorized.
Health and Interior Ministry officials will decide on requests for flights “for humanitarian or personal needs,” the statement said.
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