[Jpost] Less than one week after being appointed the country’s new coronavirus commissioner, Prof. Ronni Gamzu revealed his "Defend Israel" strategic plan to save the country from the novel coronavirus.
...The Defend Israel plan has three main arms: 1) a new contract will be established between the public and those managing the coronavirus crisis, 2) the IDF will take over the management of testing and contact tracing and 3) data will be consolidated and presented in a unified manner.
"We are in the midst of a plague that is still progressing and at this point in time we need to take rapid steps," Gamzu said. "It is possible that the hospitals will reach a breaking point. I want the contact rate to be less than one. This is the only way we will start eradicating the pandemic — with less burden on the hospitals. It can only be done together."
...With regards to "test, trace, isolate," the methodology that experts believe is key to stopping the spread of the pandemic, Gamzu admitted that until now the Health Ministry has not done a sufficient job. As such, "the IDF will deal with this," he said.
A word to Iran & Lebanon, it doesn't mean you get a break.
"The IDF’s involvement is very important because it is a system that can work quickly," Gamzu stressed.
Shortly after the meeting, Gantz released a statement informing the public that "an hour ago, in cooperation with the chief of staff, I approved the establishment of a coronavirus headquarters in the Home Front Command. It will be at your disposal, Prof. Gamzu, for anything you need.
"The IDF knows how to win wars," Gantz continued. "it will also know how to win this battle."
I hope it includes plans to train army medics to provide necessary med treatments to Covid victims - it shouldn't take certified MDs & nurses.
Earlier in the day, Gamzu met with the heads of local authorities and shared more about his plan, including that testing will be increased to 60,000 people per day within the next two months and ultimately up to 100,000 by winter. He also said that he wants to manage cities according to their rates of infection, designating them red, orange or green.
The greener a city is, the more powers the mayors will have to make decisions about what stores and activities to open. In contrast, red cities would be managed by the Home Front Command in cooperation with the local authority.
Incidentally, local authorities control business licences. 
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