President Reuven Rivlin visited Home Front Command's central command post where officials coordinate the national efforts to combat the coronavirus on Tuesday.Rivlin said that "Cutting the spread of the disease is the mission and the aim, and it will only be achieved in close cooperation between the IDF, the Ministry of Health and the local authorities. Thank you the reservists, men and women of the Home Front Command, for answering the call to undertake this mission. Thanks to your efforts, we will prevail.”
In a meeting with coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu and with several hospital directors, Rivlin said "We know we can rely on our health system. Your steadfastness teaches us a great deal about the importance of the public health system and the importance of the social contract between the state and its citizens.”