Israel to scrap mandatory quarantine for kids exposed to COVID carriers

Israel will next week scrap mandatory quarantines for children exposed to COVID-19 carriers, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Thursday, citing a need to relieve pressure on parents on schools.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in a joint televised address, said children would instead be required to take twice-weekly home tests for the virus and, if they prove positive or feel unwell, absent themselves from school until they recover. (Writing by Dan Williams)