This comes as fear grows of a “fifth wave” of COVID-19 throughout the nation amid a spike in new cases. With over 80,000 deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, Iran is the hardest hit country in the Middle East North Africa region when it comes to coronavirus fatalities. The country’s prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, just returned to work on July 5 since contracting the coronavirus. Israel suffered two deaths from complications of the coronavirus on Thursday, the first such fatalities in over two weeks. In an effort to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country, all travelers from abroad will be required to quarantine until receiving a negative coronavirus test result of the test taken at Ben Gurion Airport.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 09, 2021 05:26 UTC