TV: Israelis uncooperative with contact tracers, 40% lie

A Channel 12 report, which does not cite the source for its figures, claims many Israelis with COVID-19 are uncooperative with contact tracing, with some 40 percent lying or refusing to disclose to investigators with whom they’ve been in contact and where.

Contact tracing has been conducted haphazardly by the Health Ministry, which has been criticized for failing to cut the chains of infection. The military has in recent months been tasked with the role, but its contact tracing unit may not be up and running until November.

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