OT: When is Israel likely to open its borders?
Jan 10, 2022, 6:58 am
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Given the changes, the one aspect I can't seem to find clarity on is, location of isolation. The Israeli website talks about Home, but I can see no mention of completing the "up to 24 hour" isolation period in a hotel.
Jan 10, 2022, 7:33 am
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However, back in Nov, there seemed to be some chatter about Hotels not allowing or some confusion among the rules if you could or shouldnt.
Mandatory Isolation - Corona Traffic Light Model (Ramzor) Website (health.gov.il)
best to call ahead to the hotel.
Last edited by simba8; Jan 10, 2022 at 9:15 am
Jan 10, 2022, 10:56 am
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Since supposedly 10% of arriving passengers test positive (per the discussion upthred), what happens to those travellers?
I've seen mention of "transferred to government isolation facilities". Are those "regular" hotels currently used by the government? I can't find any reports in English, but I guess there must be plenty of reports in Hebrew what the experience is like?
I've seen mention of "transferred to government isolation facilities". Are those "regular" hotels currently used by the government? I can't find any reports in English, but I guess there must be plenty of reports in Hebrew what the experience is like?
Jan 10, 2022, 1:34 pm
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Since supposedly 10% of arriving passengers test positive (per the discussion upthred), what happens to those travellers?
I've seen mention of "transferred to government isolation facilities". Are those "regular" hotels currently used by the government? I can't find any reports in English, but I guess there must be plenty of reports in Hebrew what the experience is like?
I've seen mention of "transferred to government isolation facilities". Are those "regular" hotels currently used by the government? I can't find any reports in English, but I guess there must be plenty of reports in Hebrew what the experience is like?
Jan 15, 2022, 4:36 pm
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https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/land-borde...tering-israel/
However, that page also seems to not have been updated recently, as it still says foreign citizens require immigration authorization.
Jan 22, 2022, 7:47 am
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Does anyone have recent experience regarding how long the PCRs at Ben Gurion are taking to return a result?
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
Jan 22, 2022, 11:46 pm
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Does anyone have recent experience regarding how long the PCRs at Ben Gurion are taking to return a result?
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
Jan 22, 2022, 11:59 pm
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I have never been tested at the airport, but I did have one PCR test for non-travel reasons and was promised the results within 24 hours. I received them 36 hours after taking the test. Whenever I am promised anything by a certain time, I ask, "Is that real time or Israeli time?" It is invariably Israeli time. 
Jan 23, 2022, 4:45 am
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Does anyone have recent experience regarding how long the PCRs at Ben Gurion are taking to return a result?
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
If it is very important to you to get the negative already, what you can try is that when doing the regular PCR upon arrival, go from there to where they do the outbound PCR tests (you'd need to also book this before) then do the expedited test there. Or do a private PCR test somewhere else in Israel.
Jan 23, 2022, 6:47 am
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Does anyone have recent experience regarding how long the PCRs at Ben Gurion are taking to return a result?
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
I know I’ll have to quarantine until it’s negative or until 24h have passed… I’m arriving early evening and hoping to make a brunch the next day. :-)
Of course nothing is certain, but I’m curious as to recent experience.
Jan 24, 2022, 6:46 am
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And if you have sypmtoms within 24 hours, you should not leave.
Jan 24, 2022, 3:19 pm
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