Bennett meets with health officials after new Covid sub-strain found in Israel

Relaunch of vaccinated tourism could change after strain found in 11-year-old returned from Moldova; Palestinian workers will be required to show proof of vaccination

Seeking to get ahead of new Covid subvariant, PM huddles with health officials (Times of Israel)
Bennett indicates that the framework to allow the relaunch of vaccinated tourism in Israel could be altered due to the new AY4.2 strain

Bennett meets with top health officials after case of new Covid sub-strain found in Israel (Haaretz)
An 11-year-old Israeli was identified with the AY4.2 sub-strain of the coronavirus, which accounts for eight percent of UK Covid cases

First case of AY.4.2 Delta sub-variant detected in Israel (Ynet)
Boy returning from Moldova diagnosed with new mutation which experts fear may be more virulent than ancestor strain and could hamper country's exit from ongoing fourth wave of infections

Israel to require proof of Covid vaccination from Palestinian workers (Haaretz)
The new COVID directive will go into effect in November as Israel begins a campaign to inoculate Palestinians with a third dose of the vaccine

Photo: A medical worker is performing a COVID test on an Israeli teen in Jerusalem, last week (Ohad Zwigenberg)