Israel announced on Monday that the United States has been added to the country's "no-fly" list due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant, Reuters reports. More than 50 nations are now included on Israel's "red" list for travel. ADVERTISEMENTPrime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Israel had bought some time because the country moved quickly to limit travel when omicron was first detected, Reuters notes. Bennett also has encouraged Israelis to get vaccinated and to take pandemic-related precautions as COVID-19 cases increase throughout the nation. Israel has reported 134 omicron variant cases and there are another 307 suspected cases, according to the Health Ministry, according to Reuters.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2021 14:44 UTC