Ahead of the closure, which is set to begin on Friday, President Reuven Rivlin visited Home Front Command's coronavirus headquarters, and also spoke with coronavirus czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu and hospital directors from around the country.
"We know that there is someone we can trust in our medical system," said Rivlin."Your steadfastness is a lesson to us all about the importance of the public health system and the importance of the contract between the state and its citizens."