Grandfather and grandson of Eilat residents were evacuated to Soroka Hospital after behaving contrary to the Ministry of Health's instructions • Mayor: "Irresponsible residents who endangered healthy residents"

• Insulation and forced hospitalization // Photo: Eilat Municipality spokesmen

Tonight (Friday) was forcibly evacuated to Soroka Hospital, two Corona patients in Eilat, who were in violation of the Ministry of Health and Emergency Procedures while endangering their environment, having been explained to them by the required rules of conduct.

Disinfecting the area where the Corona patients were staying in Eilat // Photo: Eilat Municipality spokesmen

As of this morning, Eilat emergency officials, including the Ministry of Health, the Eilat District Police, the Home Front Command, the Eilat Municipality and the Mayor of Eilat - Meir Yitzhak Halevi, were treating two residents of the city, who, as stated in Corona, chose to act in serious contravention of their risk of being infected. .

This is a grandfather and a grandson. The 80-year-old grandfather is not in the health line and feels bad. Was diagnosed about a week ago in Corona. The grandson was also diagnosed. Apparently, the family requested that they be examined by the grandfather and took a few days until the examination. Meanwhile, the grandfather left the house and turned around before the examination returned. The grandson who was diagnosed in Corona violated the isolation and apparently went on an explosion. Not yet published.

Mayor of Eilat asked Ministry of Health, Eilat District Police and Home Front Command for forced hospitalization, approval was granted and starting tonight, a combined action by the Ministry of Health began with the approval of the district physician - Prof. Michael and the Eilat Ministry of Health headed by Dr. Maya and Eilat District Police led by Eilat PM Kobe Moore, Red Subdivision of the Home Front Command under the command of Col. Shmulik Yehezkel, Eilat MDA and the Eilat Municipality Emergency Head, headed by the Mayor.

As mentioned earlier this evening, the two patients were evacuated to Suroka Hospital, by an MDA ambulance and accompanied by a mobile Eilat police. As soon as they were evacuated, the sanitation department staff in the municipality worked to disinfect the area. Eilat Mayor: "This is exactly how action should be taken against irresponsible residents who risk their unwise behaviors of healthy residents."

The mayor wished both residents full health, making it clear that a hard and uncompromising hand would continue to be against the behavior of patients or isolates endangering the health of city residents. On this occasion, he acknowledged, the mayor of all emergency officials for the excellent cooperation and the execution of the enforcement action in a professional, efficient and prompt manner.