...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...infections.
"Local authorities in Arab areas see it, feel very very unsettled, because this is creating infection cycles," he says. "I call on Arab society and leaders to act. This is a catastrophe."
He notes that his continuing opposition to lockdown measures, but says that Israel’s infection rate is among the highest in the world, creating a "complicated situation, perhaps among the most complicated in the world."
Gamzu says Israel has reached a point where it is seeing 400 deaths a month.