Netanyahu announces anti-coronavirus cooperation between Israel, UAE
Private companies from Israel and the United Arab Emirates plan to cooperate on developing technologies to battle COVID-19.
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Israel and the United Arab Emirates said June 25 that private companies from both countries will cooperate on developing technologies to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke the news, tweeting, ‘’Today the health ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Israel will announce cooperation in fighting the coronavirus. This cooperation will be expressed in research and development [and] technology in areas that will improve health security throughout the region. This is the result of long and intense contacts in the last few months.’’ Speaking at a graduation ceremony for the Israeli air force’s pilot course, Netanyahu made a similar announcement.