Sigal Sadecki's prophecy of rage came true • After the closure, when the economy reopens, the lessons must be applied • Without mutual guarantee - the plague can not be defeated • Interpretation
Before we even begin to enumerate the failures, problems and misconceptions of the Ministry of Health and the government, which led us to the second closure, and before talking about the harsh and justified criticism of the way the closure itself is, it is important to remember that it is first and foremost our responsibility to protect and protect against the plague. His family and friends.
Fighting the epidemic is a very unique medical and social event, in which everyone protects themselves and everyone at the same time.
Without this collective and mutual protection, the epidemic that now threatens all of humanity will not be defeated.
With daily data of thousands of new verified, Israel is today among the countries where the epidemic is spreading at a very rapid and alarming rate, along with a steady rise in the number of critically ill, respirated and dead patients.
Remember the real part of each and every one of us in the fight against the spread of the plague, and how critical our compliance with the guidelines is.
They are life-saving and are designed to reduce the spread of the epidemic, and increase the chances of quarantine from succeeding in eradication.
Until now, a significant part of us, the Israelis, have not shown sufficient responsibility in maintaining these vital provisions.
The personal responsibility of each and every one of us was refined by Haifa Municipality inspectors at the beginning of July this year, when they announced in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods announcements to the public stating that "and you are very much saved for your souls" (Deuteronomy, 4, 15).
"Dear residents," the inspectors called out, "due to a sharp increase in corona virus morbidity, everyone must adhere more strictly to the rules: keep a distance of two meters and make sure to wear a mask in public space, and if you are required to isolate or suffer from symptoms, do not leave "Face and manners from home. Keep the rules and save lives."
This announcement is of course suitable for any of the localities, neighborhoods and cities in Israel and all sections and sectors of the population.
Israel is in a state of health emergency, with the corona hitting very hard without a break, and the morbidity figures are only growing.
Until this week, all the actions of Corona Commissioner Prof. Roni Gamzo, with all his excellent intentions, have been of no use at all in reducing morbidity here.
After Gamzo and the government failed to impose closures on dozens of red cities and settled, too late and too little, for night closures, there was an urgent need to impose severe restrictions and ongoing closures on the entire country during the holidays.
"After the Holidays" is no less worrying
Israel has not yet begun the closure, but it is important now to prepare for its end.
This is an excellent opportunity to return to the sharp and constitutive reprimands of Prof. Sigal Sadecki from the beginning of July this year, when she left her position as head of public health services at the Ministry of Health.
"The first wave of morbidity was characterized by subsequent vision and prediction and a rapid response, and led to significant achievements in protecting public health and saving lives in Israel," she wrote to Prof. Hezi Levy, the ministry's current director general, "but the first wave's coping achievements were nullified with the rapid and rapid opening of The economy.
The transition to the second stage in Israel was much more extensive and rapid compared to other Western countries.
The atmosphere of treatment of the disease and the manner in which decisions are made have changed fundamentally, and the results have been evident in the rise of the morbidity curve. "
She added that "this change was accompanied by considerable denial about the morbidity trends observed and regarding the significance of the decisions made. I sincerely hope that I was wrong, I wish my warnings were unnecessary, and that I assessed the morbidity situation in Corona in Israel turns out to be wrong. I wish I was wrong."
But the closure that will begin on Friday proves once again that, unfortunately, Prof. Sadecki was perhaps even more charitable than she dared to write, and that we should all now demand from the Ministry of Health and the government not to repeat these grave mistakes after the holidays.