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Israeli prime minister ‘infected with coronavirus’ after meeting with US minister to ‘take off mask’ to discuss

Israeli prime minister ‘infected with coronavirus’ – Xinhua and the Times of Israel reported that the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced in a statement that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett He has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), adding that Mr Bennett is feeling fine and will be on duty during isolation at home.

The move came after Mr Bennett had recently met. Mr Anthony Blinken US Secretary of State during a visit to Jerusalem On Sunday 27 Mar.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on March 27, 2022. Prime Minister Bennett has tested positive for coronavirus, the premier’s spokesperson said Monday, adding that the prime minister was feeling well and will continue to work from home. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

And that same evening, Mr Bennett traveled to the scene of a terror attack that killed two policemen in Hadera. northern part of the country and conducting a situational assessment with senior security officials

Meanwhile, the Israeli Ministry of Health reported 11,967 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 3.87 million and 10,485 deaths.

Earlier, the Israeli Ministry of Health announced a vaccination program against COVID-19. For those aged 60 and over, among the growing number of cases across the country, more than ten thousand per day. There are factors that stimulate the infection rate from the spread of the mutant virus. Omicron species Subspecies BA.2 (BA.2)