Israel: Israel conducts ‘war exercise’ in case of new Covid tensions – Times of India

Jerusalem: Which is called the world first, Israel A “war sports exercise” was held on Thursday in the wake of the outbreak of a new deadly variant of COVID-19.
Civil and military officials took part in an exercise called “Omega” following the alleged tension, which was held at Jerusalemnuclear explosion proof National Management Center,
The simulation covered various aspects of the crisis, including mass vaccination, ordering a curfew and imposing flight restrictions, the Prime Minister said. Naftali Bennettthe office said.
“NS state of israel is in perfect condition. We beat the fourth wave and we’re headed to the exit delta type. However, at the same time, we are always looking ahead. We are not ‘closing shop’.”
Bennett said on a visit to the center that the biggest danger “that we don’t know yet is more dangerous and more infectious forms of delta that are resistant to the vaccine that can suddenly crop up”.
To “simulate a real situation”, the drill – “the first of its kind in the world” – was conducted over three sessions to depict the passage of time between different scenarios.
Israel was the first country to launch a massive booster campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 3.9 million people receiving their third dose since the summer.
In late August and early September, however, cases of Covid infections rose to more than 10,000, a number that has since fallen to just a few hundred.
About 80 percent of Israel’s nine million population has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

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