The death toll from the Corona virus rose to 276 - 3,114 are defined as active patients

The death toll from the Corona virus rose to 276 people this evening (Monday). The total number of patients increased by 26 people to 16,643, of which 3,114 were active patients. 52 of the patients are in serious condition, and 42 of them are breathing

The Ministry of Health on Monday afternoon updated that no new infections were detected in Israel since Sunday.  the number of confirmed patients is 16,621, withno new infectios were detected in Israel since Sunday with 3,335 of them defined as active patients. 57 patients are in serious condition, including 47 respirators. The number of victims remains at 272 and the number of recoverers is 13,041. The Ministry of Health also noted that a total of 2,417 tests were performed last night. The highest number of patients was diagnosed in Jerusalem - 3,670 patients - and 64,231 tests were performed throughout the city. Also, the number of isolated medical staff stands at 189, including 24 doctors. It is also reported that Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital is currently treating 14 Corona patients - and is the medical center that is currently treating the most patients. According to the Weizmann Institute's forecast, a second wave is not expected in the near future: The Institute's forecast is based on symptom reporting and data processing. The summary of the current data indicates that the stability of the symptom reporting rate remains low. Previously, the Weizmann Institute had already witnessed corona eruptions in various parts of the country, which turned out to be correct.
Meanwhile, the public debate over the dispute between the outgoing Minister of Health Litzman and his office manager Yaakov Bar-Symantov is intensifying. Minister Litzman said yesterday on Israeli state radio bet network that the chief executive was hysterical and dragged the prime minister to hysterical measures including the closure that caused real damage to the local economy. It is important to mention, however, that German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at the time that seventy to eighty percent of German citizens would speak in Corona. Bar Simantov and Merkel's assessments in Israel did not materialize, but the steps taken may have saved many of the contagions we witnessed in France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Don't forget the smugness of US President Donald Trump at the beginning of the crisis. Last night it was reported that there are about 90,000 dead from Corona in the United States and the numbers are only increasing.
Prof. Yehuda Adler, dean of the Faculty of Health, Ramat Gan Academic Center for Law and Business and chair of the European Cardiovascular Disease Association, said in an interview that the epidemic was hysterical and exaggerated. That the plague management was hysterical and that he himself warned of it at meetings, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fears of Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar are a good sign. The outgoing CEO even responded to the minister, curating that he respects him and his work.
Professor Adler explains that he believes part of the outgoing CEO's behavior is due to the fact that he is not a physician, and the consultants who surrounded him were hysterical and gave strict advice on aggravated treatment. "I have been interviewed here and said there was an exaggeration here, and if I heard, there would be less dead , And the economic price was probably less terrible, "he says.
Regarding the continuation of life alongside the virus, he concludes and says that the occult is on the open. "Do not really know if the virus will disappear in the summer, for example, the March, which is part of the 'family' actually flourished in the summer. You do not know what is really going on. Here, for example, earlier studies have claimed that the virus survives on surfaces and now there are studies that claim the opposite. Really true. Hygiene rules, social remoteness, and mask-wearing should continue to be followed, so we can maintain ourselves. "
Meanwhile, the Israeli Pediatrics Association recommends that students stop wearing masks during class lessons and claim that the masks during the summer become wet, make it difficult to function, and their effectiveness has not been proven in children.
As part of the routine return to the routine, the Ministry of Health has demanded that schools wear masks for children as well, due to the fear of mass infection and the previously raised concern that children are Corona super distributors. This claim was refuted a few weeks ago, with a number of studies showing that children rarely spread the disease, and even when they contract, this is a very mild illness in most cases.
 The guidance turns out to be very difficult, especially during the heavy-duty week that visits Israel: children find it difficult to function for long hours under the heavy heat masks. The masks themselves get soaked in the heat and humidity, making it difficult for the children to function.
 The Israeli Pediatrics Association has issued a call for health and education ministries, requiring them to abolish the instruction of wearing masks among children in extreme hot weather. Thus, the union wrote in its instructions: "According to the Ministry of Education's instructions, students in grades 4 and up must wear masks even during classes. During breaks there was the duty of dressing from grade two and above."
According to union experts, the effectiveness of masking prevention in children themselves is unclear and there is no evidence in the scientific literature. Beyond that, they note, the impression from most of the data is that children are not contagious significantly and that the American Center for Disease Control, CDC, recommends only the teaching staff in the school to wear masks.
"The Ministry of Education's recommendation for wearing masks has been given as part of the overall recommendations for the public space, and as such, it must be respected. We believe that there is room to exempt the children from the obligation until the end of the current heat wave. "