NSTworld: Israel confirmed on Thursday that a man who had recently returned from Italy tested positive for coronavirus. covid19
The man had flown back on an El Al Israel Airlines flight from Milan on Feb. 23 and later tested positive after developing symptoms, according to the Health Ministry.
Before this case, two Israeli passengers from the virus-stricken cruise ship Diamond Princess who tested positive have been treated in an Israeli hospital. Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri added Italy to a list of countries from which entry for non-Israelis was banned. The list includes China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Japan.
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