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Ministry reportedly fears Omicron spreading through communities
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHealth Ministry officials say cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant are popping up in Israel with no known source of infection, indicating that the strain may be spreading through communities despite efforts to curb travel and keep the variant out, the Kan news station reports.
“It’s possible it has spread wider than we thought,” a ministry source is quoted saying.
“According to the station, there are 5-9 Omicron cases of unknown provenance, mostly in Modi’in and Ra’anana.
Kan also reports that ministry planners say Israel could see 15,000 cases a day, if the strain, thought to be very contagious, gets out of control.
The ministry said Saturday that there were 55 confirmed Omicron cases in the country and another 51 suspected cases.
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