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Another rise in the number of people infected in Israel: 1,071 patients were diagnosed in Corona since the beginning of the epidemic Israel today

2020-03-22T20:06:20.811Z


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This is an increase of 188 patients yesterday • According to the Ministry of Health 985 of them are in mild condition, 30 are in moderate condition and 18 are in serious condition • During the day another patient was discharged and the number of recoverers stands at 37 • At the same time, a senior health ministry official warns: "

  • Another increase in the number of patients in Israel // Photo Archive: Coco

Another increase in the number of corona patients diagnosed in Israel: The Ministry of Health has updated (first) data on patients in the Negev tonight, and the number is now 1,071. Most patients are in mild condition, and 18 are still in serious condition.

Special transmitter - Corona virus outbreak // Photo: Gil Kramer

The new figures also show that 344 people are hospitalized, 97 are in hotels across the country, and 314 are hospitalized in various hospitals around the country.

Meanwhile, Deputy Health Secretary Prof. Itamar Grotto estimated that "in the most difficult scenarios, the deaths from Corona will be between ten thousand and twenty thousand people . " He said, "Some of these people are people with additional illnesses who would die, if not Corona then for another reason like the flu. ”This is in addition to 40,000 deaths in Israel each year.

Asked why such dramatic measures of closure and isolation are not being seen, Grotto replied that "such a death toll is traumatic. In the worst Israeli war, not so many people died within a few months."

Following the criticism of the e-mail messages from patients, which is based on information from the ISA, Prof. Grotto said that there is an application that is expected to be launched today, where people can come in independently and check if they were near a Corona patient. The electronic. The system does not fully respond and independent investigations are needed, ”he said.

He also noted that in the next few days about half a million blood tests will be available to identify corona virus. The tests are intended to serve as a survey of the corona's prevalence in the population, and will not be used to isolate or provide treatment. These are serological tests that identify two types of antibodies, and can also be detected in a person without symptoms if they are infected now or in the past. The tests will probably come into use by next week. The survey may be conducted by MDA and may be in a different way.

"There are mathematical models and statistical calculations designed to estimate how many patients there are in the population of Israel. The hypotheses range from about two thousand to ten thousand and even more, so we will take a series of surveys to identify the prevalence of the virus in the population. I estimate that the morbidity would otherwise be seen in the data of the Center for Disease Control. To clinics. "

He also updated that the "intrusive crisis" that limited the number of lab tests was over. "I have orders of over a million coins. From tomorrow onwards no shortage is expected. I downloaded this problem from the chapter. Today there are close to 5,000 coins and Tuesday there will be about 10-15 thousand a day until the end of the event. There are three Israeli companies that can do the production Of land and test tubes in the country. "

At the hearing held this morning, Grotto noted, it was decided to further tighten the criteria for corona testing so that they would be more easily approved for suspected blue-collar medical staff, for certain cases in hospitals, and perhaps for certain conditions in community clinics. At the beginning of his remarks, he was asked to address last night's News 12 on the crisis between him and the CEO, saying: "The relationship between me and the CEO is excellent and there is no conflict between us beyond professional disagreements here and there."

He also noted in light of the tension with the Ministry of Defense in managing the incident: "The role of the Ministry of Defense is to make available to the Ministry of Health and to let it manage. The person who has to make the decisions is the Ministry of Health."

Source: israelhayom

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