Tel Aviv: The new strain of coronavirus is wreaking havoc in the UK. The trouble may be intensified as the virus is also reaching in the other countries.  Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain.

According to the Israeli health minister, three of the cases were returnees from England and are isolating at a hotel designated as a coronavirus quarantine facility. The fourth case is under investigation. Earlier, the country has closed its borders to foreigners in March, with exceptions including students and journalists. Under new restrictions adopted this week, it nixed those exceptions for non-citizen arrivals from South Africa, UK  and Denmark. Meanwhile, Israel launched a coronavirus vaccination drive on Saturday and has vaccinated 70,000 out of its 9 million population. Having secured vaccines from drugmakers Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, Israel expects to have enough doses by the end of the year for the 20% of its population most prone to COVID-19 complications.

The new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is wreaking havoc Britain and prompting high levels of concern among its European neighbours, some of which have cut transport links.

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