Bennett apologizes for erroneously stating British boys died of Omicron

12 December 2021, 4:14 pm

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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett apologizes for claiming during today’s cabinet meeting that two British boys who died due to complications from the coronavirus had been infected with the Omicron variant.

Bennett tweets that he was made aware afterward that the boys were infected with another strain of COVID-19.

“Either way, the coronavirus endangers us and our children. I call on all parents: protect your children and protect them from the coronavirus and its variety of variants,” he says.

“There’s no need to make an appointment in advance. Just go straight to the immunization centers. Let us protect the health of the citizens of Israel and the health of the Israeli economy,” he adds.