Jerusalem: The Ministry of Health Israel said on Friday it has confirmed seven cases of new Omicron variants from Coronavirus, triggering concerns about a surge in delayed infection.
Four of confirmed cases were individuals who were not vaccinated which had just returned from South Africa.
The other three included two people who returned from South Africa and from England and who had received two doses and shot booster from the Pfizer-Biontonech vaccine.
The third person returned from Malawi and had been inoculated with AstraZeneca vaccine.
Israel is one of the first countries to close its borders to all non-Israeli citizens after the discovery of the first case of the Omicron variant last week.
Israel from abroad was allowed to return home.
The ministry said it had ‘high suspicion’ ‘that 27 other cases identified from Coronavirus were also new variants.
Eight of them are individuals who have traveled abroad or come into contact with the recent arrival that has been positively tested for Omicron.
The rest cannot be connected with foreign trips, an omicron variant indication can now spread in cities and cities of Israel.
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett coincided with the Israeli Ministry of Health compiled a series of new steps designed to fend off the spread of omicron variants.
This includes a fine of 2,500 shekels, or around $ 790, for the return of Israeli tourists who fail to take the second PCR test, as well as initiatives to promote vaccination in schools and by local authorities.
Israel has announced it will use the country’s controversial telephone tracking technology to help track the possibility of the new Coronavirus variant case.
But the plan was stopped on Thursday, following extensive criticism that it would violate individual privacy rights.
Israel, a country from more than 9 million people has reported 8,199 deaths from Coronavirus since the start of Pandemic.
Most of the population of more than 6.3 million people have received at least one dose of PFIZER-BONONECH vaccine, and more than 4 million Israelis have received a booster.
Israel confirmed 7 cases of omicron, 27 others were suspected
