Some 200 Israeli students, teachers ordered into quarantine over virus fears

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Feb 23, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Some 200 Israeli students, teachers ordered into quarantine over virus fears

Some 200 Israeli students and teachers have been ordered to self-quarantine after coming into contact with a group of South Koreans potentially infected with coronavirus, authorities said Saturday night, as the prime minister announced a meeting with top officials Sunday morning to discuss efforts to contain the disease.

The Education Ministry announced Saturday night that students from Afula, Haifa and Beersheba had been ordered to remain in isolation at their homes after they visited tourist sites at the same time as the South Koreans.

Full Story (The Times of Israel)


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