On the recommendation of the Health Ministry, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri issued orders on Monday evening to prevent the entry to Israel of people who have stayed in Macao, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong during the past two weeks and who are not citizens or residents of Israel, in addition to preventing those coming from China from entering.
Deri also instructed Director-General Shlomo Mor-Yosef, of the Population and Immigration Authority, to be in continuous contact with his Health Ministry counterpart to find suitable solutions in accordance with the updated recommendations on the matter."