Members of the Coronavirus Cabinet approved in a telephone vote on Tuesday night the recommendation of the Committee for the Classification of Countries in the Ministry of Health to add Mexico to the list of “red” countries.
This decision will take effect at midnight on Wednesday pending approval by the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.
The Coronavirus Cabinet also accepted the recommendation to move the following countries and territories from the red list to the orange list: Italy, Uganda, the Seychelle Islands, Angola, Ireland, Eswatini, Eritrea, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Fasso, Belgium, Benin, Ghana, Gabon, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Germany, Denmark, South Sudan, the Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Togo, Liberia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Morocco, Norway, Niger, Namibia, Sao Tome e Principe, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, St. Helena (UK), Finland, Chad, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), the Comoro Islands, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Reunion (France), Rwanda, the Central African Republic and Sweden.
This decision went into effect on Tuesday at midnight.
Coronavirus Cabinet members also approved the policy of reducing contacts in the education system as follows:
Pupils in grades 5-6 in red cities, in classes in which a pupil with a verified case of coronavirus has been identified will shift to reduced contact formats (online learning or learning in the open air).
Pupils in grades 1-4 in red cities, in classes in which a pupil with a verified case of coronavirus has been identified will shift to reduced contact formats (online learning or learning in the open air) by as much as possible.
These decisions took effect Tuesday at midnight, will be in effect until Sunday, January 9 2022, and will be discussed on Wednesday by the Knesset Education Committee.
Coronavirus Cabinet members also approved that travelers returning from red countries will undergo coronavirus tests and remain in home quarantine (while signing on to the "Haskamon" cellphone app) until negative results are received, pursuant to the updated quarantine policy announced yesterday.
Travelers who refuse to sign on to the "Haskamon" app will be quarantined at designated hotels until negative are received.
This decision will take effect at midnight on Wednesday, pending approval by the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.