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Israel's public health chief resigns amid surge in new COVID-19 cases

Tel Aviv, Jul 7 (UNI) The Israeli Health Ministry's director for public health services Siegal Sadetzki announced on Tuesday she would step down over criticism of the government's way of handling the coronavirus outbreak amid a sharp increase in new cases.
"For several weeks, the compass guiding the handling of the pandemic has lost direction. Despite regular warnings in various settings and forums, we are witnessing with frustration that time is running out. Against this backdrop, I have reached the conclusion that, given the new conditions that have been created, in which my professional opinion is not accepted, I can no longer effectively assist in halting the spread of the virus," Sadetzki said in a statement, as quoted by the Haaretz daily.
Sadetzki commended the way the government handled the outbreak before the reopening of the economy, but was very critical about what happened after.
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