JERUSALEM (JTA) — The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Israel reached 300 as a resurgence of COVID-19 followed the reopening of schools and many businesses.
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In recent days, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has topped 100 after it had been tamped down to under 20.
Nearly 13,000 coronavirus tests were administered on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Education Ministry announced that 442 students, faculty and staff had been infected with the coronavirus since schools reopened three weeks ago. Since then, 144 schools and kindergartens were closed due to the virus and 24,000 students and staff have gone into quarantine due to exposure at school.
Late Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that plans to reopen more areas of the economy and the railways would be postponed due to the increase in infections. He also called for Israelis to respect social distancing rules, and announced that inspectors from municipalities and ministries would officially be able to enforce the wearing of masks in public.
Netanyahu was set to make a new statement on curbing the virus on Thursday evening after meeting with advisers. They are said to include increased restrictions on areas with high numbers of outbreaks.
Israel has good tracking . Do we know how many deaths occurred directly from schools reopening ? What age children ? Studies show kids under ten don’t spread covid . Did many of the new cases stem from even kids over ten ? Did the expose the high risk ?
Also how about keep schools and Shuls open ( Shuls would have social distanced guidelines , schools impossible ) . But close everything else non essential
Is it by mistake that every article on covied 19 in Israel, has a chareidy in the photo?
Is it any surprise that Archie pontificates from the same gut feeling as President Bone Spurs?