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Israel's coronavirus infection rate up to startling 12%
2020-09-07
[YNet] - Coronavirus resurgence in Israel continues at an alarming pace as infection rate increased further and now stands at a startling 12 percent, health officials said Monday.

The Health Ministry reported that on Sunday 2,157 people tested positive for COVID-19, with one out of every nine tests returning positive.
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#15  I saw some asswipe at the grocery store today with a mask and a full fucking face shield - I muttered 'what the fuck, dude?' as he walked by. Well, it wasn't a mutter - I've been told I'm an honorary member of the old Saturday Night Live loud family.
Posted by: Raj   2020-09-07 22:58  

#14  ^amen
Posted by: Frank G   2020-09-07 19:10  

#13  Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-09-07 18:58  

#12  desperate credibility loss = work harder
Posted by: Frank G   2020-09-07 18:52  

#11  ^ And the treatment costs plenty.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-07 18:28  

#10  It takes time to die of Covid with modern (learned in last 6 months) medicine, garth.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-07 18:27  

#9  more of the NYC Orthodox are coming up positive because they have had the disease already.

but few people are now dying of it in nyc with statewide deaths averaging under 10/day since aug 1 and deaths in, for example King's County, aka brooklyn, under 1 per day in that time
Posted by: lord garth   2020-09-07 18:24  

#8  
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2020-09-07 18:24  

#7  Rising fears about a second wave of coronavirus cases in New York City’s Orthodox communities appear to be coming to pass, with the proportion of tests turning up cases of the disease more than four times the citywide rate in one heavily Orthodox neighborhood in newly released data from late August.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-07 17:32  

#6  UPDATE.
The rabbi claims the newspaper misrepresented that he said. The professor apologizes for believing the newspaper. And,
"I was asked by the Knesset’s Law, Justice and Constitution Committee to increase the number of tests in Bnei Brak and other ultra-Orthodox cities, and already today drive-in complexes and inspection centers will open in all these cities. Increasing the amount of tests is essential for truncating the infection chains."
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-07 13:53  

#5  some of the haredi areas should be approaching herd immunity levels by now

I think this has happened in haredi parts of NYC
Posted by: lord garth   2020-09-07 10:43  

#4  Israel brings in overnight curfews but stops short of full lockdowns after outcry from ultra-Orthodox Jews who claimed they were being unfairly targeted
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-09-07 06:25  

#3  No. Most of the Haredi are infected - these who not busy consuming limited medical resource are busy spreading it to the rest of the population.
And there is nothing to be done - now.

In proportional representation, a small group - not interested in anything except benefits to itself - can hold a balance of power. For the past generation, the ultra-religious parties held that position. Used it to build a state within the state - where they ignore the rest of us except always demanding more money (for their madrasas) & more services from the "apostate" majority.

Hopefully, the current crisis will the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-07 04:47  

#2  If they tested all antibody types it sounds like 10 times more would test positive (without even knowing they had the virus).
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-09-07 04:01  

#1  Ministers scrap lockdowns on virus hotspots, opt for curfews instead after Haredi pressure

Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-07 03:39  

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