Prof. Nachman Ash: “We may recommend a fourth closure even before the election”

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The commissioner of the struggle in Corona, Professor Nachman Ash, stated this morning (Wednesday) that a recommendation may be made to impose another closure before the elections, which will take place on March 23.

The immunization campaign for the entire population began last month // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon, Newsenders

According to what he said in the program of Golan Yokfaz and Anat Davidov on 103FM, this will “depend on the level of illness, it could be dragged after the election.” Prof. Ash also rejected claims that the election influenced the government’s decision-making: “The program according to which it opens on Sunday is a program we put on the table a few weeks ago. We were very undecided that we meet the indices, but there were the Purim events.”

Professor Hezi Levy, director general of the Ministry of Health, was interviewed about Yishai Shenrav’s program at the GLC, and referred to the New York mutation: “We will see more and more mutations, this is the nature of a virus. We do our best to detect them Or of recovering patients. “

Prof. Levy also spoke about the plan to open the skies, saying that it was a worrying decision: “We are walking a fine line between the need to get Israelis to vote and the steps being taken to stop the mutations, but this is a reality at the moment.” As you may recall, last night the Corona Cabinet approved the cancellation of the Exceptions Committee, a decision that will allow tens of thousands of Israelis to return to Israel.

The Commissioner for the Struggle in the Corona, Professor Nachman Ash, in November // Photo: Yehuda Peretz

The commissioner for the fight against corona in Arab society, Ayman Saif, referred to the increase in morbidity in the Arab sector, saying that 70% of the at-risk population had been vaccinated. “Until two weeks ago, the British variant did not reach Arab society – now it is significant,” he said on Arie Golan’s “This Morning” program here on Monday. “We will focus on the Bedouin population, young people and residents of East Jerusalem – we will use Ramadan as a decisive factor.”

According to the sky-opening plan approved last night, Israelis who have been vaccinated or recovered will be able to fly abroad without restriction, except for tests within 72 hours before returning to Israel and another test after landing in Israel. , And they will be charged both with performing tests before returning to the country and with isolation.

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