Prof. Nachman Ash: “The decline in the number of verified people has stopped, preparations are being made to end the closure”

by

“We are preparing these days for the end of the closure, and are having discussions about what will open”: The head of the corona, Prof. Nachman Ash, is holding a media briefing today (Monday). “We are trying to find the best balance between the fear of preventing disease and the need to open up the economy,” he said in light of the government’s decision to extend the closure until Friday at 7 p.m.

Corona in charge of briefing, today // Photo: GPO

“Yesterday there were two mass funeral events and we heard about parties at the weekend,” he noted. “I strongly condemn the events, call on the leaders to prevent them and call on the police to take action. The closure continues, and every day of adherence to the guidelines is extremely important. “

“At this point in time we are facing some challenges,” he said. “The decrease in the number of verified patients has stopped. The infection rate ranges from 0.9 to 0.96. This is an expression of a halt in the decrease in morbidity. There is a very moderate decrease in the number of new difficult patients coming to hospitals, and a very moderate decrease in hospitalized.

“The sky will remain closed for another week”

On the spread of the mutations: “We estimate that the prevalence of the British mutation is up to 70% of the number of positive tests per day. In total, its prevalence is high – we found about 80 cases of the South African mutation, and we work to locate each case among those returning from abroad. And also in the country. We started the process of a statistical sample of mapping the samples in the country. The mapping will be able to indicate the prevalence of mutations in Israel more accurately. “

Regarding returning to school: “We very much want to resume activity in the education system. This is very important. Hopefully we will reach an outline that will find the balance between the need to continue school and student health. The British mutation harms and infects a younger population more frequently.”

“The sky will remain closed for another week, and I estimate that in the near future we will gather information on the effectiveness of vaccines against the various mutations and until we close the process of absorbing those who arrive in Israel in hotels or at home and we can track them by electronic means,” he clarified. “We want this process to be complete. I have no estimate of time when the sky will open.”

“It is important to continue to vaccinate people aged 60 and over”

According to the Corona Superintendent, “It is important to get vaccinated to prevent yourself from being sick with a disease that can be very serious. Cases of infection after vaccination are few and far between compared to those who have not been vaccinated. The call is to get vaccinated to prevent disease. The green character. “

The population began to be vaccinated in the second dose // Archive photo: Moshe Ben Simhon and Newsenders

Prof. Ash was asked when the vaccination campaign will be opened for the entire population. “We still want to continue to make efforts to vaccinate the population at risk. There are more than 200,000 people over the age of 60 who have not yet been vaccinated. I do not think we have exhausted the efforts to reach this maximum population. The importance of preventing morbidity and mortality is still needed. “This population. We will be able to open when we find this population and we will have enough vaccines. I am aware that there are a lot of people at a younger age who have been vaccinated under equal opportunities with the funds, but I expect them to put effort into at-risk populations.”

“We are not currently considering abolishing the exemption from the obligation to isolate the vaccinated,” said the Corona commissioner, expressing support for the position presented by the head of the public health service, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, to the Constitution Committee earlier today.

Dr. Elrai-Price in the Constitution Committee, today // Photo: Knesset Channel

Prof. Ash commented on the transfer of vaccines to the Palestinian Authority: “We do this out of the importance of immunization in Palestinian society, and use the vaccines we have. There are more modern vaccines left with us. We have not given up using these vaccines and we are exploring the best way to do so We understand that we have a small amount of them in relation to Pfizer vaccines – and there is a problem with a small amount because we do not want to confuse the area. “

“Encouraging data”

Meanwhile, today there were discussions to assess the situation in the health system, and there was talk of a decrease in the number of patients who are difficult per day. As is well known, this is one of the significant indicators for exiting the current closure. According to the data presented, there is a decrease in the number of severe patients from 140-130 per day to 110-100. No change was recorded in all other indices.

According to Prof. Ash in the briefing, “the number of patients who are difficult for the day is gradually decreasing, by the end of the week it will be 100 and we will see the extent of the decrease in the following days. The closure today will affect serious illness in 10 days.”

Dr. Erez Barenboim, director general of Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, commented on the situation: “Regarding the war against the Corona, the State of Israel is not yet where we thought it would be due to the closure and restrictions. The infection rate has not decreased in recent days and we attribute it mainly to the British mutation.

“The trend is of moderation, but not of decline,” he stated. “However, if there is any encouraging data these days, it is the fact that the number of serious patients has started to decline, and from 140-130 serious patients to date, we have dropped to 110-100 patients a day. In conclusion: there is still a long way to go.”

.Source