Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced today the shortening of the required quarantine period for coronavirus from 14 to 12 days.
The announcement was made at the official ceremony marking the end of the tenure of Prof. Ronni Gamzu as coronavirus project manager, and welcoming Prof. Nachman Ash to the position.
"We're all in the same boat," Edelstein said at the ceremony. "The coronavirus cabinet is about to meet, and the situation is extremely fluid, so we have to be very cautious in how we proceed. Wherever it's possible to ease the restrictions, we will do so."
The Health Minister added that, "Despite all the misgivings, we managed to get an agreement on the 'green islands' of Eilat and the Dead Sea, giving a bit of breathing space for Israeli citizens. And I'm delighted that we've been able to shorten the quarantine period to 12 days. If everything goes well, we'll be able to think about additional easing of restrictions."