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Sunday, March 8, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Israel confirms 26th coronavirus case
The Health Ministry announces that one new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed, bringing Israel’s total to 26.
Like most other cases, it involved a person who flew through Europe, in this case Tenerife, Spain.
The Haifa resident took off on Iberia Airlines from Israel to Madrid and Madrid to Tenerife starting at 6 a.m. on February 25. The person flew back to Tel Aviv, also via Madrid, on March 3, and landed at 10:45 p.m.
The ministry says the Haifa resident is in good condition.
