After last week's hermetic closure was imposed on the street where the Mossad is located and dozens of patients were discovered, the management decided to close the yeshiva • About 80 students were evacuated to a hotel in Kfar Tavor and the rest will be evacuated later this week • Yeshiva students "do not recognize the rabbis' directive not to be examined "

Corona in Bnei Brak : Over the past weekend, more than 150 Beit Matityahu yeshiva students were diagnosed with blue corona virus in Bnei Brak. The yeshiva administration said that 80 students were evacuated to Kfar Tavor hotel and the rest will be evacuated to another hotel tomorrow. According to the Bnei Brak municipality, about 50 people are infected by the city, 20% are infected after attending events and weddings, and about 70 additional verified patients are expected to be assigned to a dedicated hotel in the Jerusalem area tomorrow.

Beit Matityahu yeshiva in Bnei Brak, which has become the center of mass infestation // Photo: Dan Lavi

Remember, last Wednesday, a closure on Israel Street from Salent Benny was imposed following the discovery of the infection at the "Beit Matityahu" Yeshiva on the street - until the evacuation of 22 of them on the day - a dedicated hotel was turned over to Kfar Tavor.

A neighbor, who lives near the yeshiva, told Israel Today that "the residents of the neighborhood are very careful about wearing masks and keeping the guidelines, but at this meeting there is a technical problem in which students are scattered throughout the neighborhood and therefore it is more difficult to follow the capsule procedures. Very severe and can cause serious consequences. " He added, "After the first wave where we felt the media was exaggerating in the way it described us was moderation. It is a shame that now they will do something great again from this event." 

Bnei Brak Municipality Health Case Holder, Attorney Moshe Morganenstern, said before opening the closure on the street. "As a municipality we do a lot from mapping all the city's patients and providing a specific response to patients and adults, through increased enforcement, and even in every building we have a representative elected by us and updates on Any help to her is or who the tenants of the building need. 

In relation to the number of patients, I emphasize that there is actually no municipality that knows as much as we do about any patient with whom they are infected - as well as what they are infected with. ”He added:“ Some objective data must be kept in mind - the ultra-Orthodox sector lives in extreme densities and if one does not want to be examined - I Can't force it on him. " 

Responding to the argument that people who want to evacuate cannot do so, he replied that it was partially correct. "I think and hope that there will be no further closure but it is important to emphasize - if a meeting or synagogue passes on the guidelines - they will close immediately. This is mind control and we will not give up anything in this regard," his language says.  

Two students from the yeshiva told Israel Today that they do not recognize a directive not to be tested. "It is true that he was one who delayed two days with the results, told him to wait two days in isolation - and he actually came out negative."

Last week, a city official told Israel Today that "this is a very unusual step. The meeting was closed and the patients remained in the meeting until they were evacuated to a hotel." The municipality feared the arrival of concerned or curious family members, so the closure was decided. Police and city police have closed the entrances to the street and no entry will be allowed, except for the occupants of the street.