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Published 26 Mar, 2020 07:26pm

Israeli leaders open up nuclear bunker in war on coronavirus

The Israeli government has opened up a war bunker in the Jerusalem hills to help coordinate its campaign against the spread of the coronavirus.

According to Israeli officials, it includes living quarters and command facilities and can be accessed from the government complex in Jerusalem and the western foothills leading to Tel Aviv.

“This (bunker) is another tool for managing, controlling, oversight and tracking” the coronavirus, an Israeli official said. “We understand that this crisis will accompany us for an extended period of time yet.”

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