President Reuven Rivlin met with United Torah Judaism (UTJ) head and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, and Director-General of the Health Ministry Moshe Bar Siman-Tov on Sunday to speak about the ministry's efforts to contain COVID-19, known as coronavirus, in Israel. During the meeting, Litzman said that Israel does "not want to close schools like in Italy."
Litzman, along with a team of Health Ministry employees, told Rivlin that Magen David Adom (MDA) worked hard to support the treatment of coronavirus patients, as well as those who were under quarantine in their homes, in order to prevent the further spread of the illness.
