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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Defense Ministry to convert additional hotels for coronavirus patients
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDefense Minister Benny Gantz has issued instructions for the establishment of additional coronavirus hotels to house people sick with COVID-19 or can’t properly quarantine at home amid a nationwide rise in new infections, according to his office.
His office says in a statement that the facilities will be able to house patients 48 hours after the signing of a contract with the hotels’ operators. It adds that the Defense Ministry opened a hotel designated for families today in Kibbutz Snir.
There are currently six hotels being operated by the IDF’s Home Front Command.
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