several countries barricaded themselves in the face of the Omicron variant

Faced with the arrival of the Omicron variant, Israel sealed off its borders on Monday, November 29. “I just learned about these restrictions, and I think it’s really problematic for people who work.”, considers a traveler. The Israeli government hopes to slow the spread of the variant after a case has been detected. All flights have also been suspended since midnight in Morocco.

In Europe, the British government called an emergency meeting of G7 health ministers on Monday, November 29. The Netherlands reintroduces a curfew from 5 p.m. 13 passengers from South Africa have, in fact, tested positive for the new variant, something to worry the authorities. In Asia, two countries are closing again: Australia and Japan, which had just relaxed their restrictions.