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30-year-old Rahat man with virus hospitalized by force
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA 30-year-old man from southern Israel has been hospitalized by force after contracting the coronavirus and refusing to move to an isolation hotel, the Ynet news site reports.
The man, a resident of Rahat, is also fined NIS 5,000 ($1,400) for his noncompliance.
The man was apprehended by police after going to work despite his diagnosis.
His forced hospitalization is a rare incident in Israel, with health authorities largely working to coax those with the virus to self-isolate or move to the isolation hotels of their own volition.
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