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Netanyahu self-isolates after adviser tests positive for coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in isolation after his adviser on ultra-Orthodox issues was diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the novel coronavirus, Jerusalem, March 14, 2020. — GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is self-isolating after a close aide tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said Monday. 

The 70-year-old Israeli leader and other members of his office who may have been exposed will remain in isolation until a full investigation is completed and they are given the all-clear, his office said. 

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