Due to the coronavirus epidemic in Israel, McDonald's – which runs 190 franchises nationwide – will be stopping operations at all but five of its Israeli locations, which will be providing free food to hospitals, Magen David Adom personnel, and security forces, the company announced Monday.
In a message published on social media, McDonald's Israel wrote, "Bye for now, see you later."
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"Dear customers, in light of the growing coronavirus crisis, McDonald's Israel has decided to close all its restaurants and operate only five on an emergency basis," the company wrote in the goodbye post.
"We hope to get back to normal quickly. Bye for now, see you later," the message read.