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Netanyahu said considering raising fines for non-mask wearers

20 June 2020, 8:57 pm
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Prime Minister Netanyahu is weighing raising fines for Israelis not wearing masks as part of measures to combat the increase in new coronavirus cases, according to the Ynet news site.

Currently, authorities can hit people with a NIS 200 ($58) fine for not donning a mask in public areas.

The report doesn’t say by how much Netanyahu, who is set to to hold a meeting tomorrow on the rising number of infections, is considering raising the fine.

A police officer gives fines to young women for not properly wearing their face masks in the city center of Jerusalem on June 11, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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