From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 5, 2020
300 IDF soldiers to help Health Ministry with virus tracing
The military will provide 300 soldiers to the Health Ministry to help conduct epidemiological surveys to track the spread of the coronavirus, IDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman says.
The Israel Defense Forces also says it will likely halt all training exercises for reserve battalions, brigades and divisions in light of the pandemic, which Israeli officials have said appears to be in an upswing.
Though soldiers will still be permitted to leave base, their furloughs will be reduced to once every three weeks, Zilberman says.
In addition, recruits enlisting in the military next month will be asked to go to recruitment centers without their parents in order to prevent large gatherings. Guests will also be barred from military ceremonies.
— Judah Ari Gross
