Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is self-quarantining after a close aide tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Monday.
The prime minister was expected to take a test by Tuesday, officials said. Results from a previous test that Netanyahu took March 15 were negative for the virus.
Israeli media said the infected aide was at a Parliament session last week attended by Netanyahu and opposition leaders with whom the prime minister is trying to build an emergency coalition to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
“The preliminary assessment is that there is no need for the PM to self-isolate as he was not in close contact with the patient, nor did he meet with her,” an Israeli official said, according to Reuters.
In a statement that followed, the official said Netanyahu had “decided that he and his personal staff will be in isolation until the epidemiological investigation is completed.”
