Quarantine policy effective immediately for Israelis, foreigners get 72 hours

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri clarifies that all Israelis arriving in the country from this moment forward must enter a 14-day quarantine.

Meanwhile, the decision to turn back all foreign citizens who cannot home quarantine in the country will enter into effect in 72 hours.

Illustrative: Interior Minister Aryeh Deri leads a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset on May 27, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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