Israel quarantines pupils who met S. Korean tourists over virus fears
Empty streets in Daegu, South Korea. South Korea has 556 confirmed Covid-19 cases – accounting for the second largest number of infections outside China. Israel today ordered nearly 200 pupils to be quarantined after having come into contact with South Korean tourists. – EPA pic, February 23, 2020.
NEARLY 200 Israeli pupils were ordered to begin a two-week quarantine from today after having come into contact with South Korean tourists who contracted the coronavirus, the education ministry said. South Korean members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus toured Israeli sites between February 8 and 15 and upon their return home 18 of them were discovered to be infected with the virus.
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