Starting to prepare for a lockdown? Bennett to ministers: "We may be required to take painful steps""

August 2, 2021   

Preparing the ground for closure? During the government meeting this morning (Monday), Naftali Bennett warned the ministers about what to expect in the coming weeks - against the backdrop of the increasing number of seriously ill coronavirus patients. Exposure: Everything you can get at the Hebrew University as a graduate of Haredi education בנט הוסיף: "צריך לומר ביושר - תקווה זו לא תוכנית עבודה. אנחנו כרגע מתמידים בקו שנקטנו, בהתאם למדד של סך החולים הקשים - מאושפזים, מונשמים, אקמו ועוד - ורוצים לראות את האפקט. אנחנו עם האצבע על הדופק כל הזמן. ייתכן ונידרש לצעדים כואבים". מספר חולי הקורונה הקשים הגיע היום ל-217, ולפי התחזית שהשמיע בנט לשרים - המספר צפוי להגיע לכ-1,600 בעוד חודש מהיום - אז יחלו גם חגי תשרי.

The National Cabinet of Experts, headed by Professor Ran Blitzer, published a series of recommendations this evening ahead of the Corona Cabinet discussion. Among other things, the experts recommend tightening the green note so that it operates without a steep increase in the number of people.

Experts cite the lack of enforcement as a significant obstacle in dealing with the spread of the disease. In addition, members of the expert cabinet recommended expanding the administration of the third dose to high-risk groups, including those younger than 60.

The discussion presented data analysis by senior researchers, according to which by the end of August there will be between 600 and 1,200 patients in serious condition, and more than 50 on ventilators within about a week. According to the researchers - without a full green signal that will be applied immediately and enforced as required - Israel could reach a situation that requires a lockdown even before the holidays.

שר הבריאות, ניצן הורוביץ, נשאל היום בריאיון ל'תוכנית חיסכון' בחדשות 12, על הסגר והשיב: "אני לא יודע אם יהיה סגר בחגים, אם נצטרך לעשות צעדים קשים - נעשה אותם, אבל אני לא רואה צורך 'לפמפם' את העניין הזה כל הזמן. הקפדה על מסכה זה הדבר הכי אפקטיבי וזול שלא פוגע בפעילות". Crazy: 5 days of non-stop family fun and attractions • All the details Without conditions and with scholarships: earn an average of 35,700 shekels per month Why should young people get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the 'between times'? He added: "The situation is definitely worrying. There are more than 200 seriously ill patients, the doubling rate is every 10 days - so you can do the math yourself where we will get in a few weeks. Therefore, it is necessary to increase protective measures against the Delta strain. As soon as we talk about an accumulation of several hundred seriously ill patients, it is clear that the burden on the system will increase. Our hospitals can handle it, the question is what we are doing to prevent it.".

But two weeks ago, during the weekly online hate rampage after Ulpan Friday, thousands of tweets were posted here (not as an exaggeration) about how I dared to talk about a lockdown (and even on a recording) when Sharon Elroi Price solemnly promised that there would be no lockdown. There were days far away, until mid-June, when people used to be skeptical about the government's talk here. pic.twitter.com/Fr0J96fxGS

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