In recent days, the number of confirmed patients in the city has risen from three to 36, most of them in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods.

Concern in a solar home about the mass expansion of the Corona epidemic: In recent days, the number of hospitalized patients has risen from three to 36 Corona patients.

Photo: Revital Arnon

The dramatic increase in the number of hospitalized patients in Beit Shemesh, most of them in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in the city, prompted Mayor Dr. Aliza Bloch to call on the Ministry of Health to give her real-time information on the identity of the hospital to prevent a real epidemic in Beit Shemesh.

"I'm leading a big move in front of the Ministry of Health and the Home Office," Bloch noted. "It's important that Corona patients are out of town and not staying home, especially in the crowded neighborhoods, otherwise we might find ourselves in a mad plague of contagion. It is inevitable that a local authority will take command and receive information on all the hospitalized patients in its field. It is important to make sure that we keep all residents sitting at home and that all authenticated patients leave the city. The rules need to be adapted to reality. "

Bloch said home insulation might not provide adequate protection. "There are neighborhoods in Beit Shemesh that are irrelevant to home isolation because authenticated patients can infect the entire building. It's about human life. In five days we have gone from three verified patients to 36. I must stop this trend otherwise we will find ourselves in catastrophe."

Bloch referred to the new instructions strictly: "I urge the public to stay home. There is an increase in compliance and the vast majority in Beit Shemesh are following the instructions. "