Netanyahu: Rules requiring Israelis to stay home now tightened

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the Health Ministry guidelines introduced on Tuesday– notably including the requirement for Israelis to generally stay at home — will be tightened and enforced under emergency regulations to be approved tonight and be in effect for the next seven days.

Netanyahu warns that not enough people have adhered to the current orders not to leave home.

The steps taken so far have slowed the spread of the virus, “but the pandemic continues to spread,” he says.

“In Israel… the numbers of those who are sick is growing daily. Nobody has died, but that unfortunately is not likely to continue,” he says. “There are likely to be many victims.”

He adds: “Two days ago I asked you to stay home. You have responded to this — but not sufficiently.”