Israel suspends parliament after lawmaker tests positive for coronavirus
After he was spotted without a mask among crowds of people, Knesset member Sami Abu Shehadeh announced Thursday he was infected with the virus.
Parliament sessions in Israel are on hold after a legislator repeatedly photographed without a mask tested positive for the coronavirus.
“All Knesset workers have been instructed to not arrive at parliament if their work is not essential," a statement from parliament said. Committee meetings were also postponed Thursday “until all the ramifications are examined.”
Sami Abu Shehadeh, a member of the Joint List coalition in parliament, received a positive test result Wednesday evening. The other members of the Balad party, his faction of the Joint List, are currently in quarantine.
"I appeal to all of those who have been in my immediate vicinity to self-isolate and get tested,” Shehadeh tweeted. He continued, “The virus still exists between us and the return to normal is helping the virus spread in a large and fast way.”
