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Sunday, March 1, 2020
Health Ministry urges Israelis to vote, says no need to worry about coronavirus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMoshe Bar Siman-Tov, director-general of the Health Ministry, says Israelis should not have any hesitations about voting in tomorrow’s elections because of the coronavirus.
“The situation is under control. Everyone who was infected with the coronavirus, we know where they were infected and this is important that it’s safe to go vote. Don’t hesitate… go vote,” he says in a video statement.
Bar Siman-Tov says there will be 16 special polling stations across the country for the 5,630 people under home quarantine and that there are special instructions on voting for those people.
“For everyone else, I say, go vote, everything is safe and you don’t need to worry,” he says.
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