Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this evening (Thursday) in a live broadcast on Facebook that "if it appears that the lockdown is not working well enough, we will tighten it. On Monday we will make a decision. This will be determined based on data and not arbitrarily or on whims. We are at war. In a difficult war against the virus.".
Netanyahu criticized Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman: "The anarchy that Lieberman is creating in the name of democracy is irresponsible. It is unbelievable that people who want to be leaders express themselves like this. In a pandemic situation, one must act according to the rules to maintain public safety.".
The Prime Minister clarified that flights were restricted "to prevent gatherings and also as a sign of solidarity.".
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The Ministry of Health announced this evening that 9,013 people infected with the coronavirus were identified yesterday out of 70,012 tests conducted.
The number of victims in the epidemic stands at 1,600.
71,956 people are defined as active cases.
817 people are hospitalized in serious condition.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Israel, over a quarter of a million people have been diagnosed with the disease and 178,976 carriers have recovered.
