The corona projector, Prof. Nachman Ash, is holding a press briefing today (Monday) against the background of the sharp rise in the number of respirators and the mortality from the corona virus and the spread of its mutations in Israel.
In his opening remarks, Ash said: “We have seen a decrease in the number of verified people in recent days. The infection rate has dropped to 0.9, but at the same time there are some data that worries us. The number of hospitalized is still large and the number in critical condition is close to 1,200. Over 300. The number of respirators in the Acmo machine also reached a peak – 33 “.
The developer noted that there is an increase in morbidity among children and said that “in early September, the proportion of children up to the age of 18 among all verified was 23%. Today it stands at 35%. In the ultra-Orthodox sector it is from 30% to 50%, because there is a younger population. “But the trend is the same.”
The professor then referred to the closure, noting that “a three-stage exit plan has been formulated. “Of activities, limited with pre-scheduling that are opened earlier, and other activities on a larger scale. The timing of the opening of these stages has not yet been determined. The first stage, may be more limited in view of the serious morbidity in hospitals.”
Asked if the closure we are in now is the last, he replied: “I said in the past that it seems so, today I am more careful. We will have to see that we are at such a severe morbidity level that the health system does not stay overloaded, so we will have to open the economy more carefully. Weeks”.
He later referred to the mutation from South Africa and said that “we are continuing our many efforts to locate the transmission chains from among those entering from abroad and from among their contacts. Our effort is directed to interrupting the chains so as not to increase the risk in this mutation. This variant is similar to the British, but there is another question mark around the effectiveness of the vaccine. “
The professor added that “the Brazilian variant was not found in the country, and we follow the publications, as well as publications about the variant found in California. We follow the infection chains of the two cases found in the country. The meaning of the California variant is unclear, That there is no special danger in this respect. “