Health minister warns: Additional countries will be added to ‘red list’

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz says additional countries will be added to the government’s “red list” from which travelers will face strict restrictions upon their return.

However, he clarifies that the government does not currently plan to bar travel entirely.

“There is a feeling in the public that everything is fine, but we must act now,” Horowitz says during a press conference.

“We know for sure that Omicron is much more contagious, spreads at a very high rate and that whoever is vaccinated with a booster is better protected from serious illness,” he says.

“Those who do not get vaccinated endanger themselves and those around them.”

“More than 5 million children over the age of 5 in the US have already been vaccinated and no unusual side effects have been reported. I urge parents, do not leave your children at risk.”