JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government has decided to place anyone arriving from overseas into quarantine in a move to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak.
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Netanyahu announced the 14-day quarantine on Monday after consultations with Cabinet ministers and senior health officials.
“This is a difficult decision, but it’s necessary to protect public health. Public health comes before everything else,” Netanyahu said.
The decision comes weeks before the busy Passover and Easter holiday seasons.
BzH Bibi was reelected. Gantz would have thrown the borders open for “fairness and diversity”.
Who pays for this? Is the traveler sent a bill? Are Israelis and foreigners given the same sort of financial consideration?