Health Ministry officials: Source of many cases were Purim parties that should’ve been barred

Health Ministry officials tells Channel 12 that they believe the sources of a considerable amount of coronavirus cases were the Purim parties held in many religious communities last month that should have been barred by the government.

They were reportedly allowed to go forward due to pressure from Health Minister Yaakov Litzman.

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