""We want to show that many Breslau residents are positive": The testing failure in Uman

September 9, 2021   

Despite the early preparations in Uman, many Hasidim tell of the chaos that occurred since the holiday at the coronavirus testing sites, which led to many having to wait at least an hour and a half at the testing site, due to the heavy traffic. Holidays? New from Danona WOW: Yogurt with a strudel-flavored cream layer Hundreds of thousands have already obeyed the 'Gadoilim' and received a third vaccination. And you? How to ensure yourself a safe ride on public transportation? This is how According to some testimonies, tests performed on the eve of the holiday have not yet been returned to their owners with results. Others testified that in the absence of an official response, a counterfeiting industry has also developed. At the same time, the Ukrainian police who tried to restore order in the area sometimes acted violently towards the Hasidim. The Breslov Hasidim also complain that an unreasonable number of tests came out positive, and that many who were tested again at local testing sites eventually came out with a negative result. A. Y., who underwent a coronavirus test at the MDA complex in Uman, received a result that he was positive for coronavirus. After receiving a positive result, he was infected at another complex where coronavirus tests are conducted and was found to be negative. He is now on his way to Israel. Reuven G., a resident of Netivot, stood in line at the testing site at 8:15 p.m. He entered the test at 11:15 p.m. - and waited until 12:30 a.m. for the test results. In a conversation with Haredim 10, he said: "We arrived at the testing site immediately after the holiday ended. They opened it at 8:30 p.m. We waited hours in the cold, and got in almost three hours later. The police are acting violently. The behavior is terrible. "Why weren't they prepared in advance? Didn't someone know how many Hasidim there were in Uman and didn't know how many checkpoints to set up for the return to Israel?" Another Hasidim says: "We waited a long time, several hours. I couldn't wait any longer and left. I came back later, when the place was empty and the wait was shorter. The problem is that they say a lot of people get charged here. It's a good thing I haven't done the check yet, I'll do it somewhere else.".

Meanwhile in Uman: Ariel took a coronavirus test at MDA at 01:57 and came back positive
Another test at 3:00 AM and it came out negative. pic.twitter.com/sR2RjKVO2T

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Yaakov Cohen, a resident of Jerusalem, tells Haredim 10: "Many people tested positive. I think it's absurd that there are tests here. There are tens of thousands of people here, and a failed testing system, instead of the state regulating the matter and arranging flights for those infected - who will be transferred straight to quarantine in Israel. What will people do here for another 10 days? It also doesn't make sense. In the United Hatzalah, there were no such numbers of infected people. People are sitting and crying." Yosef Ben Zikry, a resident of Jerusalem: "What is this thing at the entrance? Are we goats? Ukrainian police came out with batons, beating people. I waited for an hour and a half. The whole conduct here is on my face. I am recovering, I got vaccinated, I was wearing a mask the whole time. There is no reason for me to have a test. If there wasn't a government that hates the Haredim, everything would look different." A man whose son is disabled waited with his son for an hour and a half, standing in the cold, to get the test done, "But it's nobody's business.".

Waiting for results. Photo: Israel Yosef

Israel from Elad: "They want to show that many Breslov Hasidim are positive, they want the number to be high. How do those who recover come out positive? It doesn't make sense. No one is sick here, people were all over the world, but they're making a mess of it." Another Hasidim says: "It's crazy that so many people came out positive. Some people took a test at MDA. After receiving a positive result, they went to another lab and came out negative - and are going back to Israel. It seems very strange that people come out positive after three vaccinations." Following the many complaints, starting today - Thursday - many have been camped out at local testing complexes, and the MDA complex remains empty. MDA's response has not yet been received. When it is received - it will be published.

Testing sites yesterday - and today: MDA site is empty, others are crowded with people

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