Ministers said to fume at top health official over virus restrictions — which they approved

Government ministers are growing increasingly fed up with the decision-making process amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the far-reaching restrictions recommended by the Health Ministry — and which the cabinet voted to approve — are leading to an erosion of public trust, Channel 12 news reports.

“There is complete confusion here. [Israelis] think that we’re a totalitarian state who informs its citizens what it is permitted to them,” a senior official involved in decision-making is quoted saying by the network.

The official turns his ire on Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, the director-general of the Health Ministry.

“Who is he to decide what the public [can do],” the source says. “He’s intentionally dragging his feet to earn time that he isn’t taking advantage of as needed.”