From COVID czar suggests Israel is heading for a new wave of virus
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COVID czar Salman Zarka says Israel could very likely be heading for another wave of the coronavirus.
Earlier this week the R reproduction number rose above 1 — meaning the disease is growing — for the first time in months.
“This means that morbidity is spreading and I say this with the appropriate caution — we could be in a new wave of COVID,” Zarka tells reporters a a briefing. “This isn’t surprising. The disease has been here all the time.”
Zarka says that so far “the rise in cases is not large. We are following it and we will be able to speak with more certainty next week.” He notes that the Health Ministry has been concerned and preparing for months for the potential of a wave of COVID and flu cases during the winter months.
Currently the R rate stands at 1.12, and the positivity rate of those tested was close to 11%.
The Times of Israel Community.