Police who received information about the patient discovered that he was making his way to the capital on Route 1 - and stopped the bus on which he was • The rest of the passengers were placed in solitary confinement • The bus driver, who drove a number of passengers who exceeded the permitted number, was fined NIS 5,000

Diagnosed with Corona - and took a public bus to Jerusalem. Police arrested a corona patient on Sunday who made his way to the capital by bus along with over 30 passengers.

Photo: GPO

After receiving information about the patient's journey, police worked to locate him and it was found that he was on a bus traveling on Route 1 toward Jerusalem. Policemen deployed in the area under the Public Health Law Enforcement were able to stop the bus near the Hamad interchange with no fewer than 34 passengers within minutes - in contrast to emergency regulations, including the patient in question who was arrested for questioning for malicious disease distribution.

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The rest of the passengers on the bus were instructed by police to go into isolation, after apparently contacting the verified patient, and report it on the Health Ministry website.

In addition, the bus driver was detained for questioning and fined NIS 5,000 for violating the guidelines of the Public Health Order when he drove passengers over the permitted amount.