The Health Ministry denied claims by one of its consultants that Israel is considering quarantining visitors from the United States.

“It is not currently on the agenda,” a spokesperson for the ministry told The Jerusalem Post.

His statements came after a consultant with the ministry told Kan radio Tuesday that the country is considering putting all American citizens who travel to Israel under 14-day quarantine.

In the interview, Dr. Tal Brosh, head of the infectious disease unit at Assuta Ashdod and member of a Health Ministry committee that evaluates the coronavirus threat, said that such a quarantine is “under discussion, of course” among officials.

He also said: “I would recommend it, but let’s complete the discussions first.”

Brosh said that despite the United States being a large and very organized country, the coronavirus is spreading rapidly there, including several severe cases and even deaths.

So far, nine people have died from the novel coronavirus in Washington state and over 100 people across the country have been diagnosed with it. America announced this week that up to a million people could be tested for the virus by the end of the week.

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“We know that there are places that have more people who are carrying the virus than they really know,” Brosh said. “This is not just in the United States, but [also in] other places.”