“The measures that our government has taken are consistent with what has been done around the world. But they were not enough. The number of cases doubles every three days, ”the Jerusalem Post quoted him as saying.

Netanyahu said that in two weeks "thousands of patients" with COVID-19 may appear in Israel, many of whom "will be in danger of death."

According to the prime minister, if the situation with the disease does not improve in the near future, Israel will introduce a regime of complete isolation.

Earlier it was reported that the number of people infected with coronavirus infection in Israel in 24 hours increased record highs and reached 1930.