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Israeli PM Naftali Bennett quarantined after daughter positive for Covid-19

Israel has seen surge in cases after spread of Omicron variant

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 27 Dec 2021 10:00PM

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett quarantined after daughter positive for Covid-19
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s (pic) wife and other children have tested negative for Covid-19. – AFP pic, December 27, 2021

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett entered quarantine yesterday after his daughter tested positive for Covid-19, reported Xinhua, quoting a spokesman for the prime minister’s office in a statement.

Bennett’s wife and other children tested negative, the statement added.

Israel’s ynetnews reported that Bennett left a special cabinet meeting held in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights in order to enter quarantine after his 14-year-old daughter tested positive.

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton also entered quarantine yesterday after her daughter tested positive.

Bennett had entered quarantine on December 14 after a person on his flight back from a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates tested positive for Covid-19.

Israel has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases after the spread of the Omicron variant. – Bernama, December 27, 2021

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