IDF cancels leave due to COVID, vaccinated, green units exempted
Israeli army Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a IDF lab in central Israel on July 15, 2020. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90
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As of Monday, 2,406 IDF soldiers and workers were confirmed as infected with the novel coronavirus and 12,549 soldiers were in quarantine.
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi ordered that soldiers in closed units be kept on base starting immediately, due to high coronavirus infection rates reported in the military recently.
All closed units will be kept on base except for units declared "vaccinated" or "green" which will operate on a normal leave schedule.
As of Tuesday morning, 2,594 IDF soldiersand workers were infected with the novel coronavirus, with one soldier in serious condition. according to the IDF Spokespersons Unit. Some 13,157 soldiers were in quarantine.
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