Three new infections were recorded in the capital in three days • After her - Tel Aviv and Bat Yam • Good sign warned this evening of complacency: "The disease is still here, the heat and humidity did not make it disappear" • Ministry of Education decides on Saturday to cancel the continuation of the high school and middle school year

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv at the top: The upward trend in infection with the Corona virus continues, and according to figures released by the Ministry of Health this Friday, the largest cities appear to be at the heart of the outbreak.

Good sign: "Recommends to go back to meet grandparents in zoom" // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon

At the top of the list of infections in the last three days is Jerusalem, with 98 cases of infection, due to an outbreak at the Herzliya Gymnasium. Following her are Tel Aviv with ten infections in the past three days and Bat Yam with nine, Hura with eight, Holon with six, Petah Tikva and Bnei Brak with five cases, Or Yehuda and Beit Shemesh with four, Kuseife, Netanya and Beitar Illit with three, and Ness Ziona, Givatayim, Rishon Lezion, Ashdod and Modi'in Illit with two cases. 

Just today, outgoing Health Minister Moshe Bar warned good sign of the loosening of discipline and social remoteness, with photos of many Israelis spending their weeklong holidays at the beach and national parks, without a mask and strict adherence to social remoteness reinforcing the senior's claim that the Corona crisis And is expected to finish his role soon.

At the press conference, Bar said a good sign: "We are seeing a significant and significant increase in morbidity in recent days," and continued, "The reason we see it is that there is no adherence to the rules. There is no way to prevent sickness without adhering to the rules - masks, two meters and hygiene and we see that this Not done.

"The increase we detect is mainly in schools," Bar Good continued, "The illness still here the heat and humidity did not make it go away. The loosening of the air in the public is out of place. We went from worrying to a kind of euphoria and complacency. It's an alarm siren to keep the rules. Of all of us. Not going out to places with crowds, "said the office's executive director.

As mentioned, the main focus of the outbreak in recent days was the Hebrew Gymnasium High School in Jerusalem, where 78 people were diagnosed in the past two days, according to city statistics. In addition, according to the Ministry of Education, there have been recent cases of infection in 34 schools and kindergartens across the country, leading to the closure of 17 educational institutions.

According to the released data, 485 students and teaching staff were sent for isolation and 66 were identified as patients. Following the infection in the educational institutions, the ministry will hold discussions on the opening of educational institutions in the coming week, and the decision will take place on Saturday night.