Lawmakers from seven different parties were placed in quarantine Sunday morning after being exposed to a suspected carrier of the Omicron variant in the Knesset.
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MKs Gilad Kariv (Labor), Merav Ben-Ari and Moshe Tur-Paz (Yesh Atid), Gadi Yevarkan and Keti Shitrit (Likud), Yomtob Kalfon (Yamina), Mossi Raz (Meretz), Hamad Amar (Yisrael Beytenu) and Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) were identified as contact cases.
A Knesset channel journalist who tested positive for COVID is suspected of having been infected with the new strain as well.
"Knesset members have been in contact with the journalist according to an epidemiological investigation," a Knesset spokesperson said, adding that the House was considering additional preventive measures to help reduce the risk of the virus spreading.
Under the new regulations, people who come into direct contact with an Omicron carrier must quarantine for three days, even if they have a full vaccination schedule.
The nine will, however, be able to continue to attend plenary sessions of the Knesset, from behind a glass panel.
