Tests reveal COVID-19 infection in Israel's Foreign Minister Lapid

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Yair Lapid, Israel's foreign minister, said on Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was otherwise healthy. According to a representative for Lapid, the leader of the government's biggest party, he was isolating himself at home.

“I feel great because I am vaccinated. Go get vaccinated, put on a mask, we will get through this together,” he wrote on Twitter.

11 Jan 2022