The Israeli delegation to Washington for the peace treaties’ signing will be forced to enter a five-day quarantine, despite attempts to persuade health officials to waive the requirement, according to the Haaretz daily.
The report says Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sought to be exempt from quarantine altogether. The government policy requires all those returning from highly infected countries, including the US, to self-isolate for two weeks.
Health officials conceded to a shortened isolation period.
“There was some screaming, but everyone is going to sit at home until Monday,” an unnamed health official tells Haaretz.
Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, did not wear masks during their meeting with US President Donald Trump. The prime minister also had no face covering during the signing ceremony.
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