Israel on Wednesday ordered travelers arriving from Germany, France, Spain, Aust...
An Israeli election monitor wearing gloves sorts envelopes as votes cast by Israelis in home-quarantine over coronavirus concerns following Israel's national election are counted, in Shoham, Israel March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
JERUSALEM - Israel on Wednesday ordered travelers arriving from Germany, France, Spain, Austria and Switzerland to go into home quarantine over coronavirus concerns.Announcing that it was widening the restriction to include five more European countries, the Health Ministry also ordered all international conferences in Israel canceled and banned gatherings of more than 5,000 participants.
Israelis flying home from Germany, France, Spain, Austria and Switzerland will have to remain at home for 14 days under the edict, which will effectively cut off foreign tourism from those nations. Israel has reported 15 coronavirus cases. Around 5,000 Israelis who returned from hotspots of the disease have been quarantined at home.
At a news conference where the new measures were announced, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advised Israelis to stop shaking hands to help halt the spread of the virus.
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