Concern as virus rages in Israel's yeshivas after Hanukkah
Health Ministry memo seen by Ynet says religious seminaries have lost control over outbreak, no longer isolate infected students and allow many to learn with rest of student body; father of one student says no one in authority willing to speak to parents
Kobi Nahshoni |
Published: 01.03.21 , 09:05
The Health Ministry has expressed concerned over an outbreak of coronavirus cases in religious educational institutions, two weeks after the Hanukkah holiday.
In an internal memo seen by Ynet on Saturday, the ministry reports hundreds of Haredi students in some of the large yeshivas have recently been diagnosed with COVID-19.