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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
9 test positive for COVID on flight from New York to Tel Aviv
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Arriving travelers walk to the COVID-19 testing area at Ben Gurion International Airport, on November 28, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Nine people who were on a flight that landed today in Israel from New York have tested positive for COVID, according to Hebrew media reports.
The nine cases aboard the El Al flight from the John F. Kennedy International Airport are being investigated to see if they involve the new Omicron COVID variant.
Currently, all those who enter Israel are required to do three days of quarantine with two negative tests, including one in the airport upon landing.
Those from “red” countries must do seven days of quarantine, though officials are weighing turning all countries “red” and requiring anyone who enters the country do a week of quarantine with two negative tests — even if they are fully vaccinated with a booster.
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