From Virus czar absent from televised statements ahead of lockdown
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNot taking part in this evening’s televised statements to the public was coronavirus czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu.
Reports say Gamzu decided not to participate after a tense meeting this evening with Prime Minister Netanyahu on the three-week lockdown, set to begin tomorrow, during which the two were said to have locked heads over the efficacy of the coming closure.
Netanyahu, however, denied in his remarks that consultations on the lockdown have been fractious.
While Netanyahu has regularly pushed for sweeping measures to contain the pandemic, Gamzu has expressed skepticism over the effectiveness of far-reaching restrictions in curbing the virus’s spread.
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