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Foreign Ministry officials said to criticize new self-quarantine directives
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleForeign Ministry officials are criticizing the Health Ministry’s decision to require Israelis returning from four destinations in East Asia to self-quarantine at home amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, according to Hebrew media reports.
The Ynet news site quotes Foreign Ministry officials complaining that the new order is too sweeping and is causing damage diplomatically.
The Health Ministry’s new guidelines apply to travelers coming from Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong ,and Macau. The ministry had previously only required people who were recently in China to self-quarantine.
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