Data from the Ministry of Health confirm the publication in "Israel Today": About 70% of the new patients in the capital are from Arab neighborhoods • The Prime Minister examines the closure of the crossings for Palestinians
Another increase in Corona morbidity among the Arab sector in Jerusalem: Following the publication in Israel Today that most of the new patients in Corona in Jerusalem in recent days are from the Arab sector, it turns out that the Beit Safafa neighborhood in the capital has turned red - according to the traffic light index.
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According to updated data from the Ministry of Health, Beit Safafa, a not very large neighborhood, has a total of 46 verified corona patients.
In addition, 70 of the 105 new patients identified in the last day in Jerusalem are from Arab neighborhoods, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Jerusalem Municipality.
As of yesterday (Tuesday) at midnight, there were 1,248 active patients in Jerusalem, and 59 patients recovered in the last day.
Apart from the 70 new patients in the Arab neighborhoods in the capital, 16 new patients from the general sector and 14 from the ultra-Orthodox sector in Jerusalem were added in the last day.
PM: "Examine the closure of the crossings for the Palestinians"
Meanwhile, due to a dramatic jump in morbidity in the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the immediate closure of crossings into Palestinian territories to prevent the infiltration of disease into Israel, due to a new outbreak of corona in the Palestinian Authority.
In the past day, nine deaths and 1,720 new infections were recorded in the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip.
The Prime Minister said this during a discussion he convened this morning (Wednesday) on the issue of increasing enforcement. Netanyahu also said at the discussion: "The coefficient of infection must be reduced.
Massive enforcement must be carried out in red and orange cities, in order to prevent weddings and gatherings that are not allowed. "
