First publication: A teacher in Holon was diagnosed with corona - already on the first day of school Israel today

A teacher at the "Shamir" school in Holon was discovered today (Wednesday) as having a corona, already on the first day of school.

The parents were notified at 10 a.m. to pick up the children and go into ten days of solitary confinement.

They will join 55,390 students in solitary confinement.

Opening of the year 2002: President Herzog joins a class of first-graders in Modi'in // Photo: GPO

According to the details obtained by "Israel Today" - the teacher apparently did a PCR test two days ago and when she did not receive an answer before the start of the year, performed a quick test and came out negative.

This is not the first isolation in this aspect, as before the start of the school year, a number of cases were discovered of students who came to preparatory meetings at the school, among others, of promotion to first grades and due to a verified student had to enter isolation.

The school year opens // Photo: Herzli Shapira,

Earlier this morning, 2.4 million students from first to twelfth grade officially opened the school year in the shadow of the corona epidemic, along with notebooks and books, as well as approval for the rapid corona test. .

In Jerusalem, the school year opened with 285,378 students returning to the school bench, of whom 19,789 were first graders.

In the current school year, the Jerusalem Municipality has opened 216 new classrooms with a budget of NIS 210 million.

Nine new schools and more than 50 new kindergartens were opened in the capital this year.

The Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Leon: "We are opening the school year after the Corona year.

Although in a few days the students will go on holiday I hope that this school year will pass fully and responsibly.

I call on all students who can get vaccinated to go out and get vaccinated.

Only then can we maintain a routine. '

Meanwhile, 96 new immigrant children and youth began their school year in Israel for the first time today. The absorption centers are currently home to 1,480 children and teenagers who joined all Israeli students this morning. On the occasion of the opening of the school year, the chairman of the World Zionist Organization and the acting chairman of the Jewish Agency, Yaakov Hagoel, visited the Beit Canada Absorption Center in Ashdod, greeted the students and talked with the families of the immigrants. Hagoel received an overview from the center's staff about the preparation for the school year in Israel and the preparation for studies during the corona for the immigrants.