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Thursday, March 5, 2020
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Thursday, March 5, 2020
Rivlin: Listen to the government, avoid handshakes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePresident Reuven Rivlin says he’s not shaking hands with anybody — in accordance with government restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The president tweets that during a visit to the IDF Central Command he saluted the soldiers, heeding the government warnings to refrain from physical contact.
“Minister of Health Litzman is the commander-in-chief when it comes to corona[virus]. He decided that we don’t shake hands and we follow his orders,” says Rivlin.
“In quarantine or not, whether you returned from abroad or are here in the country — we must all listen to the Health Ministry directives, for all of our sakes,” adds the 80-year-old president, who recently returned from Australia.
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