Establishment of two new military corona wards in hospitals, restarting the "Ella" unit to conduct epidemiological investigations, assisting the Ministry of Health in administering a third vaccine to those aged 60 and over and conducting serological tests for children in schools at the start of the school year. Corona virus in Israel.
The Alon headquarters and the Ella unit to conduct epidemiological investigations by the Home Front Command were due to become a limited directorate in the Ministry of Health in April, but the eruption of the fourth wave of the corona led to their opening and rebuilding.
In the coming weeks, the Home Front Command intends to increase involvement in the civilian space in order to enable life alongside Corona in accordance with government decisions.
In contrast to previous outbreaks, most of the activities that were the responsibility of the Home Front Command, such as corona checkpoints, epidemiological investigations and isolation hotels, are now carried out by civilian manpower companies.
Recently, with the outbreak of the fourth wave, 1,000 commanders and another 500 paramedics were recruited to the reserve to assist the medical staff.
At this stage, extensive reservist recruitment is not expected.
Alon Headquarters, September 2020, Photo: Oren Cohen
In the coming days, the Home Front Command is expected to establish two military corona wards in two hospitals, similar to the military ward opened at the previous wave at Rambam Hospital in Haifa, in addition to increasing involvement in assisting the third dose vaccine (booster) for 60-year-olds. At the beginning of the school year, the Home Front Command will also work in 50 authorities to persuade young people to get vaccinated.
In serological tests conducted at the beginning of the week with the opening of the education system in the ultra-Orthodox sector, the positive rate among the thousands sampled was 20 percent, meaning that one-fifth of the students tested recovered from corona.
The Home Front Command identified huge gaps between different communities in the ultra-Orthodox cities - so in a survey conducted at one school in Modi'in Illit, the rate of charges was 11 percent and at another school 34 percent.
The Home Front Command praised the cooperation of the parents in Beit Shemesh, Elad, Modi'in Illit, Bnei Brak and Jerusalem in carrying out the tests, which will allow recoverers to receive a recovery certificate and a green card.
A senior Home Front Command officer said today that the flights to Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah and general flights of holidaymakers at the moment are bothering him.
"We want to prevent the entry of the next variant into Israel," the officer said.
"All these mass events like the trip to Uman bother me. Even last year before the holidays there was a wide trip to Uman, and what is not required must be reduced. It is very important to monitor those who return from abroad and do tests."
The officer referred to the dramatic increase in the number of patients in the IDF, which doubled in the last week, and now stands at about 1,000 patients. The civilian.
We are constantly assessing the situation. "
In the Ella unit, which conducts epidemiological investigations with the aim of interrupting the chain of infection, about 150,000 tests are to be performed daily.
With the dramatic increase in the number of people infected in Israel, some argue that the investigations are superfluous and ineffective.
The Home Front Command insists that this can still help reduce morbidity and mortality.
"In the past we were able to lower the infection coefficient R by 0.3 and now we stand at only 0.1. For us it is significant because after two weeks the numbers could have been much higher, thus preventing serious illness and getting rid of it," the officer said.
"If we were able to lower infections and prevent sick and dead we would do a great deal."
In the first strain from China the coefficient of infection was 2.5, in the British alpha strain the coefficient was 4, today the delta (Indian) strain with an infection coefficient of 6. "We do learning along the way and understand that the way to act is not one or zero," the senior officer said.
