Knesset Spokeswoman (Labor, Welfare and Health Committee):
Approved by the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee :
Vaccinated and recovering returnees from 18 other countries will be required to be isolated - including the United States, Greece, Italy and Germany
MK Reytan Marom: "Hopefully this is the last time we will meet here on this issue. My heart goes out to all the workers in the tourism industry who have waited and started to warm up "*
The Labor, Welfare and Health Committee, chaired by MK Efrat Reytan Marom, approved an order to add 18 countries to the list of countries vaccinated and recovering from those who will be required to be isolated. At the same time, eight countries will be removed from the list, to include a total of 42 countries.
Countries that are vaccinated and recover from them will require isolation from August 6 :
Ukraine, Italy, Iceland, Aswatini,United States, Botswana, Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands, Tanzania, Greece, Malawi, Egypt, Czech Republic, France, Cuba, Rwanda and Tunisia.
Countries to be removed from the list :
Seychelles, Zambia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Uganda, Liberia, Panama and Kenya.
Data presented by the Ministry of Health at the hearing show, among other things, that 141 patients returned from the United States from the end of June to the end of July, constituting 0.24% of all returnees. From Greece 292 patients (0.47%), from France 42 patients (0.24).
Committee Chairman MK Efrat Reitan Marom : "Representatives from the various government ministries that make up the inter-ministerial committee came here to explain the move and give us answers. The public is very curious and wants to understand why countries are closing." After the order was approved by a vote, she added: "I hope this is the last time we will meet here on this issue. Imposing seven days of isolation is a difficult decision.
Tal Fox, Legal Department at the Ministry of Health explained: "What is discussed here is the obligation to isolate the vaccinated and recovering. Those who are not vaccinated or recover must be isolated on their return in each country. There was no change in the criteria The list includes eight other countries in which the situation has improved. "
Ilana Gens, head of the public health staff at the Ministry of Health added: "The current wave of morbidity is similar to what we see in the world. Most of the world is on the rise in morbidity, mostly because of the delta strain. No matter what the state reports, some countries do not test, floor variants or report. Serologies in those countries and other factors.
Prof. Nadav Davidovich, Chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians : "The person who is currently helping to collect data on the disease is AMN, it is impossible to continue to rely on it. A unit should be set up within the Ministry of Health to deal with data "For that, we need standards in the Ministry of Health and it is very important that the committee recommends it. It has been delayed for more than ten years."