Israeli flight attendant in Chinese quarantine facility after catching Omicron
A flight attendant for Israel’s El Al national airline tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus after landing in China, and has been quarantined at a local facility since Thursday, Hebrew media reported Sunday evening. The woman tested negative twice for COVID-19 before departing on a cargo flight to Guangzhou, but tested positive for the new strain after landing. In accordance with China’s policy of aiming for zero cases, the flight attendant was promptly taken to a hospital quarantine facility and has been in contact with the Israeli consulate, according to the reports. The reports said China isn’t placing blame on Israel for the incident, adding that the Foreign Minister is aware of the situation and making efforts to have the flight attendant returned to Israel as soon as Monday.<br/>
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Israeli flight attendant in Chinese quarantine facility after catching Omicron
A flight attendant for Israel’s El Al national airline tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus after landing in China, and has been quarantined at a local facility since Thursday, Hebrew media reported Sunday evening. The woman tested negative twice for COVID-19 before departing on a cargo flight to Guangzhou, but tested positive for the new strain after landing. In accordance with China’s policy of aiming for zero cases, the flight attendant was promptly taken to a hospital quarantine facility and has been in contact with the Israeli consulate, according to the reports. The reports said China isn’t placing blame on Israel for the incident, adding that the Foreign Minister is aware of the situation and making efforts to have the flight attendant returned to Israel as soon as Monday.<br/>