Israel to Shut Borders to All Foreigners, Use Phone-Tracking Tech Over Omicron COVID-19 Variant

Israel to Shut Borders to All Foreigners, Use Phone-Tracking Tech Over Omicron COVID-19 Variant
Passengers walk with their luggage upon their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport near Lod, Israel, on Nov. 1, 2021. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel on Saturday unveiled new plans to ban all foreigners into the country, a world-first in efforts to curb the spread of the newly detected COVID-19 variant called Omicron.

The nation has also revealed plans to use counter-terrorism phone-tracking technology to surveil the new variant’s spread.

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