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Monday, June 1, 2020
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Monday, June 1, 2020
Health Ministry officials in testing row told to stop yapping to media
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAmid an internal dispute over virus testing policy, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein has ordered ministry officials to no longer give on-the-record interviews, Channel 12 news reports.
On Sunday, Edelstein expanded testing to make it available to asymptomatic people who were in prolonged contact with a confirmed case, potentially opening up schools and elderly care centers to more widespread sampling.
In doing so, Edelstein went around two of the ministry’s top officials, who have advised against testing patients who do not show symptoms.
Earlier Monday, Edelstien said he would expand testing at a reopened Jerusalem drive-thru center, after seeing traffic jams there.
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