https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/coronavirus-1262-new-diagnoses-death-toll-increases-to-346-634454
Some 1,231 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday as the government considers putting new restrictions or even closures on several “red zones” of infection.
In
total, some 33,947 Israelis have been diagnosed with coronavirus,
though there are only 15,209 people who remain infected. The other
18,376 have recovered.
As the numbers continue to grow and new restrictions continue to be
rolled out, the Ministerial Committee on Restricted Zones is expected
to meet on Thursday to determine which additional cities should be
closed. A list of nine communities under consideration was revealed by
Israeli media on Wednesday night that includes Modi’in Illit, Ramla,
Beit Shemesh, Lod, Jerusalem, Kiryat Malachi, Bnei Brak, Ashdod and
Raanana.
The mayors of most of these cities are pushing back, trying to get their communities off the list.
It's hard to understand the government's response to this. The first time Israel led the world, crushed the virus and reduced it to a minor annoyance over a few weeks. Now, as the virus spreads twice a fast as the first time, there seems to be no plans to do anything significant.
ReplyDeleteNow, I need more numbers. Yes, the number of infections is shooting up but to be fair, during the first wave testing was spotty and underperformed for the first several weeks so maybe the real numbers were higher. We'll never know.
Nevertheless, here's the statistics we need - percentage of positive tests that are seriously ill now compared to during the first wave. Could it be that this time more people will get sick but a far smaller proportion will be hospitalized or die, chaliah? Is that why the government seems to be accepting a rapid spread this time?