Netanyahu implores mayors to rein in gatherings to stem virus

In a Zoom meeting with local council heads, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks mayors to help prevent mass gatherings to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

His office says: “The Prime Minister updated the local council heads on the situation and on the experts’ determination that only next week will it be possible to discuss measures to either ease or intensify the lockdown. He asked for the mayors’ assistance in preventing gatherings and maintaining the rules.

“Prime Minister Netanyahu asked the authority heads to join in the effort to lower morbidity by using their abilities and influence in maintaining the lockdown directives; avoiding gatherings, large-scale celebrations and massive weddings; and finding safe local solutions for prayers in public spaces in keeping with the directives.”