Netanyahu in quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 carrier

Dec 17, 2021, 9:29 PM (GMT+2)

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was exposed to a COVID-19 carrier in the Knesset and has gone into quarantine, a spokesperson for Netanyahu’s Likud party announced on Friday.

"On Wednesday, the head of the opposition held a fitness training session in the Knesset. After it became clear that the trainer was positive for coronavirus, Netanyahu was asked by the Knesset Sergeant-at-Arms to go into isolation," the statement said.

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