Israel considers placing some Americans under coronavirus quarantine

The US is being considered as well as other Western nations such as Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands.

By MAARIV ONLINE, MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana January 30, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/FRANCIS KOKOROKO)
A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana January 30, 2020.
(photo credit: REUTERS/FRANCIS KOKOROKO)
The Health Ministry is considering adding Washington, DC, New York and California to the list of places requiring quarantine. Israelis returning from these locations or foreign travelers from these states will be required to enter quarantine for 14 days, if the Health Ministry decides.
In an interview with Israel's Channel 12, Moshe Bar Siman Tov said that the ministry is still discussing such a decision and will only decide late Saturday night or Sunday. He made clear that Israel is not looking at the United States as country, but at each US state individually. 
Other  Western nations, such as Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands, are also being considered for quarantine. The ministry is waiting to receive news about the coronavirus situation in all of these countries before making a decision, Channel 12 reported.
 
The Health Ministry is working to make these kinds of decisions in close cooperation with the National Security Council.