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Virus czar: Reopening schools in violation of virus rules ‘is dangerous and against the law’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCoronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu thanks Israelis for adhering to the lockdown in place over the past month, but calls on Israelis to continue to follow the rules when restrictions begin to be eased tomorrow.
He urges Israelis to avoid gatherings such as weddings and parties, warning “they’ll quickly bring us backwards.”
“Restrain yourselves,” he says.
Gamzu denies the decision to allow preschools and daycares to reopen in virus hotspots — all of which are predominantly ultra-Orthodox — was political.
“Opening the education system in violation of the regulations is dangerous and against the law,” he says, amid reports that a top Haredi rabbi has ordered boys schools to reopen despite continued restrictions against doing so.
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