Although the Ministry of Health did not publish guidelines or recommendations for meals and family gatherings on Rosh Hashanah and the Tishrei holidays, senior doctors and experts, led by the director general of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman Ash, recommended holding small meals, asking any unvaccinated guest, including children, to be examined Fast before arriving for a meal, maintain a physical distance between guests and celebrate as much as possible in the open air, such as on balconies, courtyards or gardens.
Prof. Ash told Israel Today that although these are recommendations and not regulations or binding provisions, he recommends that any family wishing to defend itself adopt a "family green mark", reduce the size of the meeting as much as possible, knowing that it is better to celebrate outside than inside the house. Maintain adults by keeping physical distance and buy home tests and perform before the session.
"Anyone who has not yet been vaccinated - we were vaccinated today," Ash stressed.
Regarding prayers, Corona projector Prof. Salman Zarka recommended to the Cayman in the open air: "It is better to hold prayers outside and not in synagogues, we worked together with the local government to make it possible," and the Ministry of Health's ultra-Orthodox information staff began an outdoor prayer campaign.
Prof. Nadav Davidovich, chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians at the Medical Association and director of the Public Health School at Ben-Gurion University, is also concerned about the spread of the corona before the holiday.
"Morbidity rates in Israel are still high. We face a significant challenge in ourselves before the holiday season, prayers and family meals. We should all think and talk to family and friends about how we will celebrate and how we can conduct holiday meals more properly, including ventilating and reducing the number of participants," he said.
"Things must not be left open," Prof. Davidovich added, "the state must give instructions - but we are all already familiar with life with the corona and can act responsibly, while adapting to the current complex situation."
Recommendation: Pray in the open air // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon,
Prof. Yehuda Adler, an expert in internal cardiology and medical administration and Corona's consultant to municipal authorities, noted: "It is important to be careful during the holidays, to celebrate in the open air, to avoid physical contact between young people and adults and anyone who is not vaccinated before a quick corona test."
Increase in the coefficient of infection
At the same time, the Ministry of Health published data on the corona image last week, during which 125 people died from the virus.
According to the ministry's data, by Thursday evening, 7,640 new carriers had been discovered, which accounted for 8.47 percent of the 94,686 tests performed.
The coefficient of infection increased slightly and stands at 1.09.
On Wednesday, 11,246 new carriers were discovered out of 147,410 tests.
The number of active carriers in Israel is 88,139 - 1,073 of whom are hospitalized, of whom 673 are Israelis in critical condition, of whom 145 are respirators.
The death toll stands at 7,122 people.
Hanan Greenwood and Assaf Golan participated in the preparation of the article