Pushing opening, Education Ministry says most schools have seen few virus cases

Ahead of the meeting of the coronavirus cabinet on a strategy for lifting the lockdown, the Education Ministry, which is pushing for a swift reopening of schools and preschools. releases data supporting its position.

It says that in the vast majority of children’s educational institutions there have been few cases of coronavirus detected, and 94 percent of preschools and 53% of schools have seen no cases at all.

An empty classroom at an elementary school in Tel Aviv, April 30, 2020 (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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