The Ministry of Health announced today (Wednesday) that following an improvement in morbidity indices and out of a desire to allow more students to return to school routines, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein concluded in a professional discussion held this morning that even orange-colored communities could open their schools.
The Ministry of Health is currently making an updated cut to the traffic light and the updated list of localities will be distributed soon.
It was also agreed that 11th-12th grade students will be able to return to school, without a capsule outline, with 90% of the institution’s students vaccinated and recovering. In institutions where 75% or more are vaccinated or recover, they will be able to open their studies in the 11th-12th grades, while preserving the layout of the capsules.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has updated that following the new traffic light that will take effect starting this coming Sunday, an additional 200,000 students will study in the education frameworks.
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Following the new traffic light, 2,069,212 students in the education system will study in green, yellow and orange areas. This is an addition of 208,131 students to be added to the 1,861,081 students currently studying.
These are the red areas where distance learning will continue: Umm al-Fahm, Ofakim, Bu’ina-Nujidat, Beit Jen, Bnei Brak, Baana, Jaljulia, Dvoria, Zemer, Zarzir, Harish, Yanuh-Jat , Yafia, Jerusalem – Beit Hanina, Beit Safafa, Kfar Akev, Tzur Baachar – Jabal Mukaber, Ras El Amud, Shuafat. Also Kasra-Samia, Kaabiyah-Tabash-Hajjajra, Kfar Kanna, Kfar Manda, Magar, Mitzpe Ramon, Mashhad, Nazareth, Asfiya, Arara-Negev, Fureidis, Kiryat Ya’arim, Rama, Rahat, Reina, Segev- Shalom, Ahiezer – Sdot Dan, Asper – Gush Etzion, Baruchin – Shomron, Barkat – Hevel Modi’in, Bat Ayin – Gush Etzion, Ganei Modi’in – Mateh Binyamin, Yad Binyamin – Nahal Sorek, Yodfat – Misgav, Yoshivia – Sdot Negev, Yit ” B – Aravot HaYarden, Yitzhar – Shomron, Kochav Hashahar – Mateh Binyamin, Kochav Ya’akov – Mateh Binyamin, Kfar Chabad – Sdot Dan, Kfar Shamai – Merom Hagalil, Mukayabela – Gilboa, Mitzpe Jericho – Mateh Binyamin, Ali – Mateh Binyamin, Sheikh Danon – Asher headquarters.
Earlier today, Education Minister Yoav Galant and Haim Bibbs, chairman of the Local Government Center, met at the Jerusalem Minister of Education’s office, and issued a joint call to open all educational institutions, in all cities and for all ages (12th grade) starting this coming Sunday, in accordance with the operating plan. Existing (half-grade learning, etc.). According to the proposal, the closure of educational institutions – if necessary – will be done differentially, depending on the level of morbidity in the educational institutions (“educational traffic light”).
In addition, the two called on senior Ministry of Health officials to shorten the isolation period for students exposed to a verified patient – from ten days to five days. This is to minimize the harm to the educational continuum and the operation of the farm, since the vaccinated parents of the children are forced to stay with them at home during the period of isolation.