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Israel decides to ban passenger flights to curb COVID-19 spread – Metro US

Israel decides to ban passenger flights to curb COVID-19 spread

Passengers wearing masks push trolleys at the departures terminal at
Passengers wearing masks push trolleys at the departures terminal at Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Sunday decided to ban incoming and outgoing passenger flights from Monday at 22:00GMT until the end of January in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 and new coronavirus strains, Israel’s Haaretz news website reported.

(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Jeffrey Heller)