Arye Deri asks for Arab coronavirus patients to be moved to isolation
"We must continue efforts to evacuate as many patients from their homes as possible in order to maintain the health of their families and their surroundings," Deri said.
By MAARIV ONLINEDeputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and Minister of the Interior Aryeh Deri(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Interior Minister Arye Deri, who was appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to create a plan to combat the novel coronavirus in the Haredi and Arab sectors, spoke over the weekend with Arab Mayors, along with several Knesset members, to prepare for the month of the Ramadan.Deri emphasized the need for increased law enforcement in the Arab sector, as well as the need to evacuate those infected with the coronavirus to the IDF- run hotels. In addition, he highlighted the need to provide food and supplies to the patients, to those in isolation, and to the elderly who have no one to support them."We must continue the efforts to evacuate as many patients from their homes as possible in order to maintain the health of their families and their surroundings" Deri said."We are at the start of the month of Ramadan, a month in which the Health Ministry's guidelines must be kept with increased discipline as people may want to hold large gatherings which could lead to mass infection. We must act with increased caution and in line with the guidelines. We all have an important role in keeping the rules and enforcing the guidelines."Most Israelis are adhering to the Health Ministry’s restrictions and are finding ways to cope with coronavirus, according to a survey by the Health Ministry.According to the data, 95% of Israelis are careful to wear a mask whenever they leave their homes. Those who do not say they either are unafraid of being infected (2%), find masks to be uncomfortable (2%) or do not understand the requirement (1%).
