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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Health Ministry director-general: You could be sick and not know it, don’t go out and infect others
The director-general of the Health Ministry issues a statement after instructing Israelis not to leave their homes.
“These aren’t simple instructions. We are asking you to minimize as much as possible leaving your home,” Moshe Bar Siman-Tov says in a video.
“It could be that in every place you’re going to there is a sick person who could infect you. It could be that you’re sick and you still don’t know this and you can infect other people,” he adds.
Bar Siman-Tov acknowledges Israel is facing a “difficult period” and says the country’s ability to halt the spread of the virus depends on the conduct of its residents.
Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on March 8, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
