Israel is on alert for first confirmed case

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Israel has confirmed a case of aSLOT XOnew coronavirus mutant subspecies of the coronavirus, considered the first in the country. After previously such subspecies were found in some European countries. Urges Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to hold an emergency meeting with health ministry officials.

"AY 4.2 mutant found in many European countries. Found in Israel," the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement released Tuesday evening.

A statement from the Ministry of Health said an 11-year-old boy from Europe was a carrier of the virus. It said the case was found at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. The boy was quarantined and no other close acquaintances were found.

News reports indicate that AY 4.2 mutations have been found in several cases in the UK.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called an emergency meeting with health ministry officials on Wednesday. and said Israel would take measures "To maintain good results in the fight against the virus," said a statement from the Prime Minister's Council.

Bennett calls for increased epidemiological investigations into the new mutation. and called for coordination with other countries that have also detected the mutant subspecies.

The report states that Israel will consider changes in the requirements for inbound travelers.

However, Fran癟ois Balloux, director of the Institute of Genetics at University College London, told AFP: This subspecies is extremely rare. And it doesn't seem to increase the risk of transmission like other strains.