In sign of virus’s return, new coronavirus hotel readied in Jerusalem

A new coronavirus hotel has opened in Jerusalem to house those from Tel Aviv’s asylum-seeker population who have contracted the pathogen, as well as other cases of people who may not be able to isolate at home, a Channel 13 news reporter tweets.

While many of the hotels for the sick and quarantined were shut down as the virus appeared to fade, the network of quarantine hotels was never fully shut down, even after the requirement for all incoming people to self-isolate in them was lifted, as those who were unable to quarantine at home for two weeks were still given the option to use these facilities if they so chose.

מלון הקורונה גולד שפתח הערב פיקוד העורף בירושלים, בין היתר בשל התפשטות נגיף הקורונה בקרב האריתראים בדרום תל אביב. https://t.co/a7v72uqg3x pic.twitter.com/aYOdQMZM5s

— Or Heller אור הלר (@OrHeller) June 16, 2020

— with Judah Ari Gross