Israel slams shut its border to ALL travellers to contain Omicron Covid variant as countries scramble to contain spread

ISRAEL has slammed shut its border for ALL travellers in a bid to contain a new strain of the coronavirus which is popping up in countries across the world.

So far cases of the deadly Omicron Covid variant have appeared in Britain, Australia, Italy, Germany, South Africa, Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong, Czech Republic and Israel.

WHO first reported the new strain earlier this week after a case was reported in South Africa earlier this month...