Israel announce new red states: France, Spain, Ireland and UAE - USA might be added

The Ministry of Health has published the updated list of red states. The updated list includes France, Spain, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates. Also, the Scandinavian countries Sweden, Norway and Finland were also declared red, thus joining Denmark which was already declared red on Sunday. Tonight, in a telephone poll, government ministers confirmed the definition of Britain and Denmark as red starting tonight. Ministers also approved the extension of regulations restricting entry and exit from Israel for a week until December 29, 2022. The countries declared red today will be approved by the government in a separate referendum.
Earlier this week, senior Health Ministry officials held a press conference in which they declared England and Denmark red and warned of the spread of the Omicron strain. "There is widespread spread in the world in just two weeks," said Dr. Sharon Elrai Price. "In South Africa there are tens of thousands. Morbidity in South Africa is milder and there is less mortality. It's just the beginning, we do not know if it really indicates the lesser lethality of the variant or if it is just the beginning. "
"There is a decline in immunity," Dr. Price added. "We know that efficiency stands at 75%, not 95% like the Delta. A month after the booster, there is a significant increase in the protection of the vaccinated, still not like the Delta but still good. "She added that it is not clear if there is a more serious illness for children.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz agreed that vaccinated and recovering people who return to Israel from red countries will be able to sign the "agreement" after the test at Ben Gurion Airport, thus maintaining the insulation at home and not in the motel. The result of the test at Ben Gurion Airport, and then will be transferred to home isolation for a week. Currently, all countries in the world that are not defined as red are defined as orange.
Full list: France, Spain, UAE, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Uganda, Seychelles, Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Aswatini, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Benin, UK, Ghana, Gabon, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Denmark, South Africa, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Tanzania, Liberia, Liberia Mauritius, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena (UK), Chad, Comoros, Cape Verde, Kenya, Cameroon, Reunion ( France), Rwanda.