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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/03/20/operation-ray-of-light-to-battle-microscopic-lethal-enemy/
IDF Home Front Command Shifts Focus to Anti-Epidemic Measures
(Israel Hayom) Ariel Kahana - IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman on Thursday outlined what Israel's military would be doing to help battle the coronavirus outbreak. "We opened a Magen David Adom hotline in the Home Front Command to help the MDA serve the public. The Home Front Command is also in charge of a national emergency hotline that will provide all the latest instructions. The number is 104." The military has launched a blood drive with a daily target of 7,000 donations. In addition, two Home Front Command battalions are currently being outfitted to help civilian authorities sanitize and disinfect public areas. The Defense Ministry's Procurement Administration has been ordered to purchase all necessary protective gear for the medical teams caring for patients, as well as 2,500 respirators for hospitals nationwide.