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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Health minister suggests lockdown likely unless infection rates flatten
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHealth Minister Yuli Edelstein says “we are doing everything we can” to avoid a nationwide lockdown.
But he warns it’s a possibility, and other steps may not suffice.
Edelstein says that Israel will slide toward a lockdown if the government doesn’t take immediate action. He says they’ll know in three or four days.
“If there’s a medical miracle” and the infection rates plummet, “maybe we won’t get to a lockdown,” he remarks, speaking to reporters.
Edelstein also rules out handing over the control over the pandemic response to the IDF or another organization, saying: “I am responsible for the event, I have the authority, and I take upon myself all the responsibility.”
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