Following Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz's decision to shorten the isolation to five days, it was alleged that it was accepted without extensive consultation with all the experts.
The Ministry of Health admitted that the decision still leaves a risk of 15% -20%, according to which those who leave isolation will still be contagious.
"There is a feeling that this is a decision made recklessly, and the fact that it was not made in coordination with the experts and the team for treating epidemics, where there are both epidemiologists and experts in infectious diseases," says Prof. Michal Hobers, a member of the Israeli Infectious Diseases Association.
"As for shortening to five days, it's like pouring oil on a fire. If people were careful about wearing masks it would be something else, but in the current situation it is a bit hasty to shorten insulation in these conditions.
Lieberman against the green mark
Dr. Jan Miskin, an expert in infectious diseases and family medicine at Clalit Jerusalem District and a member of the epidemiological team, added.
Was it done for an economic reason?
You could say that if there is no transparency, any explanation is possible. "
At the same time, the Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman, said that he intends to work for the abolition of the green label.
The Minister of Finance wrote that: "There is no medical and epidemiological logic in his green daughter. What is in it? Damage to the economy and an addition to panic."
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