Israeli President Reuven Rivlin announced Thursday that Israel is heading into a full lockdown, affirming that it is necessary so, they do not kill each other, as coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world.
Rivlin stated that lockdown is necessary so as not to overload the hospitals and ICUs, adding: "We are going into lockdown so as not to kill each other."
"The lockdown, with all its restrictions as decided by the government, applies to us all," Rivlin stressed.
"Whatever your position, this lockdown is the decision of the government, Israel’s elected government, on the recommendation of the professional medical advisers responsible for our health, the health of the people as a whole without any deviation or political views."
“I would like to say at this point that even if there are or will be those who disobey the regulations or the law, that does not give anyone else, nobody at all, the right to break the law,” he continued.
“I know health and economic stability, the most basic of all things, seem harder than ever. Israeli society faces a complex challenge, and we must do all we can to meet it,” he asserted. “I believe with all my heart that we can do so, to buckle down, stay at home and obey the law.”
“We have gone through bad times in the past and overcome them. The effect of the vaccine is close at hand, and we will return to normality,” the President concluded. “Until then, we must be patient and disciplined, and do everything we can to minimize infection. God bless you all, my dear ones.”
The president took a moment to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden for having been approved by congress to take the role of president on January 20.
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