TEL AVIV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd July, 2020) The Israeli legislature has approved in second and third readings a bill that enables the internal security service Shin Bet's digital tracking of coronavirus patients until July 22, Israel Hayom newspaper reported.
The measure was green-lighted in a 53-38 vote on Wednesday.
The tracking program was initially launched in mid-March. In late April, the High Court of Justice ruled that the surveillance should be authorized by a special law, and not imposed as an emergency measure.
Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman reportedly opposed tracking people infected with COVID-19.
