Prime minister says virus epicenter Bnei Brak to be largely sealed to traffic; all arrivals in country will be taken to quarantine hotels

Moshe Bar Siman-Tov says PCR tests only 70% accurate while talking to head of public health services prior to press conference

Director-general says citizens can make do with strips of fabric across their faces, as surgical masks needed for medical teams tackling coronavirus outbreak

Moshe Bar Siman-Tov says continuous rise in cases means more lockdown steps are required, Israel will have to deal with thousands of fatalities

43 patients are attached to ventilators, Health Ministry says; 81 are in moderate condition

900 people said fined for straying beyond 100 meters from home; authorities say data error recorded in 8 cases out of over 6,000; all tests over past 48 hours being reexamined

Authorities say data error in computer system being probed, affects only results not yet handed back; but media says dozens or hundreds may have been given incorrect findings

50 of the diagnosed are in serious condition, 73 moderate; majority are staying at home under monitoring; country preparing for potential full closure this week

Yesh Atid and Telem leaders said to blame Gabi Ashkenazi for engineering Gantz decision to join government, TV says former IDF chief has agreement to succeed Netanyahu

PM said to want to reduce economic activity to 10%, warns there could be thousands of seriously ill; finance minister objects, says Israel could be headed to economic catastrophe