An unknown type of coronavirus in Israel.
An Israeli couple tested positive for a type of coronavirus that has not been identified so far, the Israeli Ministry of Health said.
It is a strain that is a combination of omicron and its subvariant called BA.2. This people resulted positive after they came from outside of the country.
They were tested upon arrival at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. The Ministry of Health announced that they have mild symptoms – fever, headache and muscle aches.
Professor Salman Zarka stated that a married couple in their 30s tested positive for this type and that the virus was transmitted to them by their son. He stressed that it is not uncommon for two types of virus to be linked.
In Israel, they are concerned about the increase in the number of positives in BA.2. strain. The Prime Minister of this state, Naftali Bennett, has stated that protective masks should be worn indoors.
He noted the need to create vaccine stocks in case a more dangerous type of coronavirus appears. Bennett has again called on citizens to be vaccinated with three doses of vaccine
