Because of the Corona: Preparing to absorb 200 South Koreans living in Israel

The military maternity age to become an isolation facility this morning (Photo: Alex Gamburg)

First publication: In the security and security (first) debates held this morning and Sunday, in principle a decision was made to absorb about 200 South Korean citizens currently living in Israel, most of them tourists, for isolation within the security system south of Jerusalem. This is to prevent the spread of the corona virus
In Israel. Recall that the Ministry of Health decided to ban the entry of Korean citizens into Israel after nine South Koreans contracted the virus after staying in Israel.

The apparent facility to which the Koreans will be transferred to isolation is the Har Gilo seminary in Gush Etzion, which is used to host IDF educational courses and military courses. Initially, we intended to isolate the Koreans at the Soldier’s Association Holiday Facility in Ashkelon, but in the end the choice seems to be in the end.

Corona pandemic: questions and answers in the studio (Photo: Ido Erez, Uri Davidovich)

The decision is awaiting final approval, which may be reached by senior Israeli officials, as an alternative to the immediate deportation of all Korean citizens currently visiting the country and attempting to consider the delicate relations with Seoul, which protested the return of dozens of its citizens
On a Korean-Air flight to Ben Gurion last night.

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Residents of the settlement made the decision furiously. “God save us, it’s just lawlessness,” they said at noon. “The whole community is resisting, how come from far-off bases in the south?”, Added Merav, the mother of a two-month-old baby who says she fears leaving her home.

The panic was well felt by the residents’ watsap groups who plan to organize demonstrations and seek legal action against the move. “It’s delusional,” says Amos Simhon, the village’s secretary. “The Midrash Director calls me and updates me on a group of Koreans coming to the facility in the heart of the locality.” It’s just a landmark from the top. Nobody talked to us or consulted us. ”

The purpose of the operation is to prevent the possibility of spreading the Corona virus in Israel after the multiplicity of infections in South Korea. The isolation will last at least about two days and the decision was made tonight at hearings between security and health officials, the National Security Council and the IDF.

One of the reasons for choosing a military compound in favor of the move concerns the speed and availability of the security system to provide logistical solutions to bursting national crises. The transfer of Koreans to a secluded military base also came to the fore, but probably declined because of fears of foreign nationals from a friendly country being held in a definite military camp, so the military facility that looked more like a civilian complex was chosen, with classrooms and guest rooms similar to a hostel.

The defense establishment said: “The system is currently examining solutions for accommodating the South Korean tourist delegation in coordination with the Ministry of Health’s guidelines on the issue.”