Interior Minister Shaked tests positive for COVID-19

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during a Yamina faction meeting at the Knesset, on July 5, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during a Yamina faction meeting at the Knesset, on July 5, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has tested positive for COVID-19, her office says.

She was about to begin an interview with Channel 12 news, but tests positive with a personal antigen test.

“The minister is feeling well,” her office says, adding that she will conduct an additional test at an official testing station, according to Health Ministry guidelines.

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