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Monday, March 23, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 23, 2020
Health Ministry suggested fully sealing Israel’s borders — report
The Health Ministry suggested fully sealing Israel’s borders during deliberations on new measures to contain the coronavirus, today with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Channel 13 reports.
According to the network, the ministry’s proposal would have barred Israelis currently overseas from entering the country.
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, who is in quarantine after being near a confirmed carrier of the virus, strongly opposed the idea and it was ultimately discarded, the report says.
