The State Comptroller, Matanyahu Engelman, today (Wednesday) referred to the GSS's location as part of the Corona struggle and noted that there were deficiencies in the execution of the locations.
Engelman made the remarks at the International Conference to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Public Complaints Commission.
On the Exceptions Committee, he said: "We will soon publish a report on public complaints in the third and fourth waves. We dealt with insensitive conduct. It is important that the Exceptions Committee draw lessons and provide a quick and humanitarian response to applicants."
"" These days, the issues of the GSS 'location issues have returned to the agenda in Israel and around the world in light of the discovery of the Omicron variant in South Africa and restrictions on flights to many countries around the world. Variants - The State of Israel and all the countries of the world will take care of the rights of the individual and will act with care, courtesy and speed in every turn, "said the comptroller.
The comptroller referred to the GSS's and said: "In a report I published about a year ago, there were deficiencies regarding the efficiency of using the GSS's. This attitude, which was a measure of the effectiveness of the GSS 'activities, reflected the potential for very widespread entry of people into isolation, including those who had not been in close contact with a patient. "
The report recommended that the GSS assist the Ministry of Health in conducting epidemiological investigations along with a thorough and in-depth epidemiological investigation;
"That information obtained from the GSS will be proactively integrated into an epidemiological investigation process carried out by questioning the patient, without relying solely on GSS identifications," the comptroller said.
Engelman also referred to the Exceptions Committee and said: "The Exceptions Committee should also show special sensitivity while maintaining public health. In two weeks we will publish the Corona Commission's report on the third and fourth rounds of the Corona. I would like to tell you about two complaints The conduct of government bodies vis-à-vis all applicants and the importance of the activities of the Ombudsman in particular in the days of a global epidemic ".
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