Netanyahu Announces Strict Measurements in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu, acting Prime Minister of Israel, said that his government allows people to leave their homes to buy only food and medicines.

He added that people should stay at home to avoid contracting the Coronavirus.

Netanyahu pointed out that those measurements are unprecedented in the history of Israel.

He urges all parties to sit in a national unity government to confront the deadly virus.

He stressed that measurements linked to fighting the threats of the virus are compulsory so all people must abide by them.

The Israeli Premier revealed that those measures will be introduced today and they will in place for a week.

He went on to say that some workers will be exempted from those regulations.

Israeli Government to approve emergency ordinances requiring people not to leave home unless necessary; PM says rules initially in effect for 7 days.

Netanyahu on Thursday announced authorities would begin taking legal action against Israelis who leave their homes in violation of strict Health Ministry directives aimed at containing the coronavirus.

“Yesterday I asked you to listen to the Health Ministry directives and stay at home,” Netanyahu said in a televised statement from his office. While many Israelis had heeded the call, others had not, and so the directives would now become mandatory.

“This isn’t a request, this isn’t a recommendation, but a binding requirement that will be enforced,” he added.

Netanyahu said the mandatory regulations would come into effect immediately after their overnight Thursday-Friday approval and would remain in force for an initial period of seven days.

“The purpose of these instructions — to ensure as few people will be infected and will infect [others],” Netanyahu said.

There was no immediate information on what the punishments would be for violators of the Health Ministry directives, which were originally announced Tuesday.