Test results for El Al passengers landing in Israel revealed that one of the passengers was infected with the virus • The flight was crowded and there was concern that other passengers were infected

An El Al passenger, who landed this morning (Tuesday) at Ben Gurion Airport in New York, was diagnosed with Corona blue, Israel Today has learned. The passenger, was on flight LY014 which landed at 07:15 AM in Ben Gurion Airport. All passengers who were on the flight are asked to enter home isolation.

Health Minister Edelstein warns: "Advanced flight rate to more than 200 patients per day" // Photo: Newsenders

The flight on which the passenger arrived was one of the few flights operated by El Al in recent times. According to reports that arrived in Israel today, the flight itself was packed with passengers, some of whom sat next to each other during the flight. 

The arrival of the sick passenger joins fears of a "second wave" of the Corona virus outbreak after the removal of the closure imposed during March. According to data released earlier by the Corona Information and Knowledge National Center in the Corona of the Ministry of Health and the IDF, 129 new patients were diagnosed in Corona in Tel Aviv last week alone. 

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The report also shows that at least 66 of the new patients are "statusless", ie - foreign workers who do not have citizenship in Israel. Examination of the new patients shows that most of them are aged 49-20, who are mainly in southern Tel Aviv and Jaffa.

The positive test rate in Tel Aviv is more than 2 percent and the weekly doubling ratio is more than 2.49 (higher than the national average). Another city where there is a worrying trend is Safed, which is reported in the report as a "red city", one stage before the stage that requires "dedicated treatment".

Edelstein: "The goal - 30,000 tests a day"

New Health Minister Yuli Edelstein addressed the data and warned of a significant increase in the rate of infection. On a tour of the Corona ward at Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva, the minister said the increase in morbidity is becoming a dramatic event, "adding," We are progressing at a rate of flight to more than 200 patients a day. This is a change of direction. After being in some calm, the disregard for the guidelines led to an increase. "

The minister also referred to his office's intention to increase the amount of corona tests performed every day and made it clear: "Apart from the enforcement, the tests need to be significantly increased. -30,000 tests a day.

"The sight of people like in a sardine box in a train carriage is not something we can afford. The sight of people eating or drinking or talking on the phone - we cannot afford it. There will be no trend change, hopefully we can start the train very soon, ”Edelstein concluded.