Prof. Ran Blitzer claims that data in his possession are similar to the findings of the Gartner Institute's research • "The fear is that the education system will open - will infect people at risk" • The downward trend among patients in serious condition continues

"There is a question mark as to whether children are infected. The decision makers' concern is that if children become infected and their illness is not very difficult, as it turns out, opening the education system will bring the Corona to more and more homes, which can spread and infect people at risk."

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The comments were made by Prof. Ren Blitzer, head of the Clalit Innovation Department and member of the Epidemiology team at the Ministry of Health. Prof. Blitzer referred to research data conducted by the Gartner Institute in Bnei Brak, which found that children 's chances of infection are about 50-20 percent less than adults and their chances of being infected are 75-25 percent compared to adults. "Also, data I know from Israel indicate that children do contract an illness similar to adults and patients with mild illness. As for the possibility of infecting others - the evidence is contradictory and will have to wait before there is certainty, and yet - children do not appear to play a key role in the infection as is the case with the flu. In the morbidity of the community, it is a very reasonable risk to take at this time, for all families and the community, just need to plan it so that its effects can be carefully monitored. "

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For an outline Departure said Professor Blitzer that "more accurate in my opinion make the exemptions like the beating arranged in the gap of two weeks. Otherwise - if the morbidity rate will again control, we will not know if the measures taken are responsible for this. You can not make a change every three days.

" Phase where we are At present it is a stage of risk management, with on the one hand the risk involved in the spread of disease and on the other the risk to the economy. The very determined steps taken have created a clear braking trend in the spread of the disease and a low number of severely ill patients, giving decision-makers a margin of relief for restrictions on movement, trade, transport and workplaces. "

According to Prof. Blitzer, all countries are now in a position to seek the" path The gold "to bring the education system back into operation.

Prof. Blitzer offers some parameters that can constitute" red light bulbs "that returning students to schools has contributed to an increase in infection:

1. New patient inclusion rate in the community - Are there any quick doubling like a month and a half ago?

2. Number of patients The respirators - and its approach to the defined security threshold (300 respirators), so as not to Is on the threshold of the hospital enough.

3. The morbidity rate risk populations - since the majority of complications occur among them.