Viruses: other restrictions. Israel closes its borders

New cases of the Omicron variant of Covid are reported by various countries. Australia announced that it had diagnosed two infections on passengers arriving from South Africa, in the Czech Republic the regional hospital of Liberec, in the north of the country, announced in a television link in these hours the presence of the new variant with the confirmation of a patient who is infected with it.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands has confirmed that the first 61 passengers found positive for coronavirus upon their arrival in Amsterdam, on board two flights, from South Africa have the Omicron variant with "a certainty index of 95 percent", as communicated by the ministry of Health.

In this context, many States have adopted restrictive measures, the latest in chronological order is Israel which has decided to completely close its borders to prevent the entry of infected people.

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The Ministry of Defense denies the Financial Times' reconstruction: "It is completely misleading."

"This is the first time they've made us an offer like this. I need to discuss the details and security guarantees. If they're confirmed, I'll ask the citizens' opinions."

Yesterday, after a total shutdown due to "communication issues," delays and cancellations affected over 15,000 trips: "Hacker attack ruled out."

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a flight ban at all airports. The Interior Secretary has ruled out a cyber attack. Landings are regulated.

An informal meeting in Dublin, but Moscow denies the rumors. The next round will be in Abu Dhabi, the crux of the bilateral relationship between Trump and the Tsar.

Teams and Copilot are also experiencing disruptions, but the company rules out a hacker attack. Many airlines' customer support services are down.

"Part of the infrastructure is experiencing heavy load in several regions," the company said on its social media profiles.

The US envoy meets with the Russian leader. A humanitarian operation in Kostyantynivka has been approved.

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