Virus response chief: Israel seems to have dodged post-Purim COVID surge
Tomer Lotan says that national infection rate, serious cases and deaths trending downwards despite the widespread holiday celebrations at end of February and the reopening of the economy, Ben-Gurion Airport and the education system
Attila Somfalvi, Adir Yanko |
Published: 03.09.21 , 13:42
The head of Israel's national coronavirus response center expressed optimism Tuesday that the country had apparently managed to avoid a surge in coronavirus infections following the Purim holiday at the end of February.
Tomer Lotan said that there has been a substantial decrease in the country's reproduction (R) number, which indicates how many other people someone who carries the virus has infected, despite widespread Purim celebrations that violated health regulations.