Top Health Ministry officials clash over number of coronavirus cases

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Mar 25, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Top Health Ministry officials clash over number of coronavirus cases

During the lengthy meeting that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu convened on Monday regarding the imposition of the new restrictions on citizens, a heated argument broke out between Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Director General of the Ministry of Health, and his deputy, Itamar Grotto, about the extent of the coronavirus infection in Israel.

According to a report by Channel 13 News’ Barak Ravid, Grotto estimated during the meeting that the true number of infections in Israel is 50 times the number that is currently known. "I estimate 50,000 patients," Grotto said.

Full Story (Israel National News)


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