Monday, March 30, 2020
Police disperse hundreds of ultra-Orthodox from synagogues in Mea Shearim
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Police-disperse-hundreds-of-ultra-Orthodox-from-synagogues-in-Mea-Shearim-622951
Police forces dispersed hundreds of ultra-Orthodox
men in the radical Mea Shearim neighborhood Monday morning, following
efforts to convince the community to comply with social-distancing
orders.
Use of fetal tissue in vaccine development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_fetal_tissue_in_vaccine_development
Most vaccines currently available were developed using cell strains cultured from two fetuses aborted for other purposes in the 1960s.[3] This has led some to oppose vaccination on religious or moral grounds.[1][2]
However, vaccine experts and manufacturers state that vaccines do not
contain any of the original fetal tissue or cells, that the abortions
occurred decades ago and replenishment with new tissue has not occurred.
Also, producing a safe vaccine for many diseases requires the use of
these cell strains.[2] The Catholic Church, which opposes abortion, has stated that vaccination should not be refused on moral grounds because the public health benefits of vaccination outweigh the historical use of aborted fetal tissue to develop some vaccines.[1][2]
The new coronavirus can likely remain airborne for some time. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-can-become-aerosol-doesnt-mean-doomed/
When a
new virus blasts out of the animals that harbored it and into people,
experts can usually say, thank goodness it’s not like measles. That
virus is more contagious than any others known to science: Each case of measles causes an astronomical 12 to 18
new cases, compared to about six for polio, smallpox, and rubella. Each
case of the new coronavirus is estimated to cause two to three others.
A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/
At a time when everyone needs better information, from disease
modelers and governments to people quarantined or just social
distancing, we lack reliable evidence on how many people have been
infected with SARS-CoV-2 or who continue to become infected. Better
information is needed to guide decisions and actions of monumental
significance and to monitor their impact.
Draconian countermeasures have been adopted in many countries. If the
pandemic dissipates — either on its own or because of these measures —
short-term extreme social distancing and lockdowns may be bearable. How
long, though, should measures like these be continued if the pandemic
churns across the globe unabated? How can policymakers tell if they are
doing more good than harm?
Jerusalem Haredim attack medics coming to perform coronavirus test, injure 1
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-haredim-attack-medics-coming-to-perform-coronavirus-test-injure-1/
Police crack down on violations of virus rules in ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood, arresting 4 , amid public outcry over perceived lack of enforcement
Haredi woman blames media for hatred of religous Jews
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/277985
A haredi resident of central Tel Aviv said that last Saturday she saw
dozens of people walking in the streets with their children contrary to
Ministry of Health orders but that police were summoned only when
haredim were reported to be holding a prayer service.
In an interview with Arutz Sheva, the woman said that during
half an hour at the window, she observed a couple taking a walk with
their kids, two girls conversing in violation of directives, two men
taking a walk, and many similar cases. She said no one considered taking
pictures of these events or calling police.
"But when my husband returned from morning prayers at
the Belz synagogue in Tel Aviv, which was held according to all the
rules provided by the Ministry of Health - ten people scattered in an
open complex - he said that the neighbors repeatedly called police who
arrived at the scene but [couldn't do anything] after one of the
worshipers presented an official permit to pray in the specific open
area according to the strict rules of the Ministry of Health."
"A day earlier," she says, "there was a small minyan in
the open space according to all the rules. And again, police were
called. They weren't aware that permission had already been granted to
pray there - and worshipers fled in the middle of the prayer for fear of
arrest."
נתונים דרמטיים: רוב הנדבקים ב'קורונה' בביה"ח - חרדים
https://www.kikar.co.il/353556.html
בבדיקה שנערכה בבתי החולים במרכז הארץ ובירושלים, עולה תמונה עגומה, מלבד החולים הנמצאים ב'מעייני הישועה', מתברר כי אחוזים גבוהים מהנדבקים ב'קורונה', משתייכים למגזר החרדי
Conservative Pastor: Spread of coronavirus in synagogues is divine punishment
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7309929059139673041#editor/target=post;postID=3857840852310449591
Rick Wiles, the Florida pastor who claimed that the effort to impeach President Trump was a “Jew coup,” said the spread of coronavirus in synagogues is a punishment of the Jewish people.
Yemeni scholar: Jews, Israel and US made coronavirus to shut down Mecca
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Yemeni-scholar-Jews-Israel-and-US-made-coronavirus-to-shut-down-Mecca-622765
In a video released by MEMRI, Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ubeidi argues that Jewish people have plotted for centuries to take over the Islamic holy sites of Mecca and Medina.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn are fighting COVID-19 – and antisemitism
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Ultra-Orthodox-Jews-in-Brooklyn-are-fighting-COVID-19-and-antisemitism-622871
New York state has seen some 60,000 cases and nearly 1,000 deaths – the most in the US by far. "You could just lay in bed like you're almost dead for days and days – and there's nothing to do."
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