Middle East

Israel to quarantine South Korean visitors in army base

By Khabarhub

February 23, 2020

JERUSALEM: Israel is likely to quarantine around 200 visitors from South Korea in a military base over coronavirus worries, according to Israel’s Ynet news site.

Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said he had ordered Japan and South Korea added to a list of the Asian countries barring people from entering Israel.

(With inputs from Agencies)