The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority ("PPA") has
published a document providing guidance with respect to unique
privacy challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guidance. The document, which addresses
employment-related issues as well as other aspects of compliance
relevant to private and public sector entities, is available at the
following link: https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/reports/korona_privacy/he/PRIVACY_CORONA_QA.pdf
The following excerpt is particularly relevant:
Are employers permitted to report to employees or
visitors at the workplace that one of the employees whom they have
been in contact with has been infected by the COVID-19 virus (or
that such employee might be a carrier of such)?
