quarantine

Watch: Officials recommend 21-day quarantine for monkeypox

Germany has ordered 40,000 doses of a US-made vaccine as the country has been severely affected by the spreading virus.

Tourism Minister takes aim at quarantine for children

Tourism Min. Razvozov aims to save Passover tourist season - by eliminating quarantine for children whose parents are vaccinated.

Study:

One-third of students will be infected with COVID-19

Researchers from Technion and Rambam Hospital publish model of new quarantine plan in Israel's schools.

Strike averted as Teachers' Union reaches agreement

Antigen tests to be handed out to teachers as well as students; results to be verified via spot checks.

Health Minister Horowitz: Alroy-Preis is being slandered

Horowitz insists cancellation of quarantine for students is "correct decision"; criticizes Netanyahu govt for disastrous school closures.

Teachers Union: Gov't made populist decision, abandoned teachers

Israel Teachers Union responds to court ruling striking planned strike: 'Shame government insists on gambling on dubious, dangerous plan.'

PM holding talks on elimination of quarantine for children

PM Bennett calls meeting of Health, Education, ministry officials to discuss delaying quarantine cancellation for children exposed to COVID.

Study: Repeated quarantine increases violence among children

National Council for the Child study shows 43% increase in number of children treated for suicidal thoughts, 1/3 children live in poverty.

Effect of ending quarantine?

Sharp drop in number of children getting COVID-19 vax

Number of children receiving COVID-19 drops drastically following government decision to cancel quarantine for all exposed schoolchildren.

New COVID testing guidelines for kids 'doomed to failure'

"The rules make no sense and place an intolerable burden upon us," say parents who admit they have no intention of complying.

Bennett:

Israeli children return to continuous study next week

PM, Health and Education Ministers present new plan to reduce number of students in quarantine which will be implemented next Thursday.

Israel to end quarantine for asymptomatic children

Starting next Thursday, children exposed to COVID carriers will not be automatically placed in quarantine.

Top pediatrician:

'Quarantine harms children more than the Omicron'

'Ending quarantine for children is the right thing - I've seen up close the price children pay for quarantine,' top pediatrician says.

Health Min. official:

'We might be able to cancel quarantine for children'

'If we don't see unusual outbreak of PIMS in other countries, we may change quarantine rules for children,' top Health Min. official says.

180 mayors call to end of quarantine for children

Mayors write to PM, Foreign Minister arguing that requiring children to quarantine is uncalled given their low risk level.

Bennett decides: Quarantine to be reduced to 5 days

Education Ministry warns children suffering depression at increased rates due to lack of normal routine during COVID crisis.

Health Minister promoting:

Quarantine will be shortened to 5 days

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz instructs professionals to prepare plan to further shorten the COVID-19 isolation period.

England shortens COVID quarantine to 5 days

Move will help address shortage of hospital staff, although data show Omicron is already waning in England.

Glitch - or policy change?

Travelers exempted from quarantine

Despite spike in infections and tightening of COVID restrictions, Israeli travelers returning home from red countries given quarantine pass.

Minister promoting: No quarantine for returnees from abroad

Minister Horowitz promoting decision that would shorten or eliminate quarantine for those who return from orange countries.

Health Ministry to ease quarantine rules for the vaccinated

Ministers vote to back plan allowing vaccinated people who come into contact with COVID carriers to end isolation early, with PCR test.

Let our people come home

We can find ways, necessary COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, vaccination and quarantine, to open our doors to Jews living abroad.Op-ed.

CDC cuts isolation restrictions for COVID carriers

Isolation restrictions for COVID-19 carriers cut from 10 to five days.

Health Ministry mulling quarantine changes for vaccinated

Ministry of Health discussing changing the quarantine plan for vaccinated people who have been exposed to Omicron carriers.

A red country dilemma

One problem about wanting or needing to be in Israel is the random nature of the regulations set for entry into the country. Op-ed.

Netanyahu exposed to COVID-19 carrier

Opposition leader enters quarantine after being exposed to Knesset trainer who tested positive for COVID-19.

His mother died, the police still came to check she was isolated

Police come every week to check that deceased woman is abiding by COVID quarantine regulations.

Quarantine for Omicron patients to be longer

Patients with Omicron variant to be in quarantine for 14 days instead of 10 due to concern it may be contagious for longer.

Next week: Pilot for end of quarantine in 'green' localities

Students who come in contact with COVID-19 carriers in green cities will be permitted to attend school following series of tests.

PM decides: No quarantine for students in green areas

As COVID numbers continue to drop, Bennett wants to see "an end to this period of uncertainty and peace of mind for parents."

Bennett promises: 'We'll end the mass quarantines'

PM Bennett: 'We intend to end the mass quarantines, and move to a model of extensive testing and quarantine only for confirmed cases.'

1 in 12 tests comes back positive - is the 4th wave really over?

Number of seriously ill has risen to 751, number of ventilators up to 157.

Health Ministry updates COVID-19 ranking of countries

Ministry of Health publishes list of countries from which returnees must enter a full, seven-day quarantine as of August 16.

Alleged rape victim reprimanded for breaking quarantine

An Israeli woman allegedly raped in the Sinai kicked out of hospital upon her return for breaking quarantine rules.

Senator Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID-19

The Senator says that he is symptomatic and will be entering a ten-day quarantine.

Do arrivals from abroad actually keep quarantine?

Health Ministry admits: Supervisors visited just 42% of those who were supposed to quarantine following arrival in Israel.

Shaked: Everyone returning from abroad may have to quarantine

Interior Minister calls on Israelis not to fly as COVID cases continue to rise.

Will the airport close? Gov't denies but will ban more countries

3 families who recently returned from abroad sparked almost 600 COVID cases.

UK's PM Boris Johnson enters quarantine after COVID contact

News comes as UK is set to lift almost all COVID restrictions.

Health Ministry chief signs order shortening quarantine

Prof. Nachman Ash signs amendment that will make it possible to shorten the isolation to seven days subject to two negative tests.

Lapid in isolation after adviser tests positive for COVID

Foreign Minister in quarantine despite testing negative for COVID after an adviser tests positive in delegation returning from Brussels.

Coronavirus Cabinet shortens quarantine to 7 days

PM Bennett: Don't say what to close but how to open, prepare moves well in advance so as not to surprise people.

All travellers to Israel now facing 24-hour quarantine

Both tourists & Israelis returning from trips abroad will have to submit a negative COVID test or face 24 hours in quarantine upon arrival.

Shaked's new sanctions on quarantine violators

Interior Minister seeks to ban people who violate quarantine after returning from abroad from leaving Israel for the next year.

Family evades quarantine, spreading Chilean mutation in Israel

24 encounters with Israeli citizens suspected. Incident is being investigated by Police.

Italy considering dropping quarantine rules for Israel

Italy hoping to drop quarantine requirement for visitors from the rest of the European Union, Britain and Israel by mid-May.

Visitors to Israel will have to wear electric monitoring device

A government program would require anyone entering the country to be monitored while in quarantine upon arrival.

Government to reinstate quarantine hotels for arrivals

Knesset committee to reinstate quarantine hotels for arrivals, less than 24 hours after it expired.

Ministry of Health to reconsider quarantine exemption

Israel's Min. of Health to consider re-instating quarantine for vaccinated individuals and those returning from abroad.

New Los Angeles variant identified in Israel

At least five cases of a new COVID-19 variant from Los Angeles have been confirmed in Israel.

Six caught violating quarantine

Six Arab Israelis violate quarantine, are caught by police.

Call center operator put ex-wife in quarantine 4 times

A worker at a Health Ministry call center listed his ex-wife as needing quarantine on four separate occasions.

Ordered to quarantine due to contact via WhatsApp?

Government officials admit that "thousands of people have been ordered into quarantine unnecessarily."

Green passports are on the way

Holders will be exempt from quarantine rules; other benefits likely to be added.

Epidemiology head resigns: 'Thousands quarantined unnecessarily'

"Army officers suddenly became undisputed experts in epidemiological research despite lacking any training," top health official explained.

Health Ministry: Quarantine period shortened to 12 days

Health Minister: "If everything goes well, we'll be able to think about additional easing of restrictions."

Premiere:

'Deadly decisions': Victoria's hotel quarantine catastrophe

Sky News Australia investigates Victoria’s decision to go it alone which they say had disastrous consequences for countless Australians.

Govt official accused of taking bribes to cancel quarantine

Suspect worked in Health Ministry office dealing with public inquiries into quarantine status.

Bennett enters quarantine

Yamina chair announces he put himself in quarantine after coming into contact with corona carrier a week and a half ago.

What happened at Metzoke Dragot? The father explains

Head of northern Torah Core group, father of one of youths accused of violating quarantine, stealing IDF equipment relates son's version.