In the 5th wave of Govt-19, Israel intends to add the United States to the “red list” by Ômicron.

Israel is in the middle of the fifth wave of Govt-19 Micron variation, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett this Sunday (19) called on citizens to intensify the vaccination and take precautionary measures such as working at home.

Bennett said this in a televised speech Israel When Ômicron was first detected last month it took some time to move quickly to control travel, but it is now declining. He predicted that the disease would break out in a few weeks.

Earlier on Sunday, an advisory panel of the Ministry of Health recommended the inclusion of Israel To us In the list of “red” countries where their citizens can not fly without special permission. Bennett did not mention this extent in his speech.

Israel has 134 confirmed cases of Ômicron and 307 suspected cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

“The time we buy is over,” Bennett said. “The numbers are not high yet, it’s very contagious, it’s doubling every two or three days as we see it around the world. We can say that the fifth wave has already begun.

In the first rapid response to Ômicron, it was first detected South of Africa And Hong Kong and Israel on November 25 banned foreigners from entering and imposed three to 14 days of isolation orders on Israelis returning from abroad.

But Bennett was also criticized domestically Holidays He urged the Israelis to avoid such trips of his wife and children abroad.