Netanyahu self-isolates after adviser tests positive for coronavirus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in isolation after his adviser on ultra-Orthodox issues was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is self-isolating after a close aide tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said Monday.
The 70-year-old Israeli leader and other members of his office who may have been exposed will remain in isolation until a full investigation is completed and they are given the all-clear, his office said.
Rivkah Paluch, the prime minister’s adviser on ultra-Orthodox issues, was diagnosed with COVID-19 overnight Monday after her husband was hospitalized with the virus. According to Israeli media reports, Paluch was at Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, Thursday morning as opposition leader Benny Gantz was voted speaker. It is unclear with whom she interacted.
The prime minister's office said a preliminary investigation found no need for Netanyahu to enter a 14-day quarantine because he had not come into close contact with Paluch.
