He said this during a meeting with members of the Government of Israel.
"I instructed the Biological Institute and the Ministry of Health to act as soon as possible in order to develop a vaccine against coronavirus and create a plant (for the production of. - RT ) vaccines," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to Netanyahu, if facts of infection are discovered among Israeli citizens, they will be isolated and provided with the necessary assistance.
Earlier, the World Health Organization said that in the Middle East, only four countries can detect coronavirus.