Jerusalem: Israeli students returned to school on Wednesday with the requirements of the Mandatory Mask and Testing of Covid-19 which aims to stem the surge in the case of the Koronavirus which has overshaded the reopening of a very vaccinated state.
Health officials worried about the launch of the new school year – with most students who attend directly – will worsen the current wave before the Jewish holiday season this month, has the potential to force other national locking.
The new infection has surged out since the emergence of the Delta variant, reached a pandemic of 10,947 on Tuesday among 9.3 million Israeli population.
In the “Living with Covid” policy, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has emphasized in the future with the new school year, partly by increasing the shooting of vaccine amplifiers and requires student testing and unwaved instructors.
But the Bennett government announced the new steps just a few days before the class continued, interesting criticism from parents who said they were given a little time to prepare.
Students under 12 – The minimum age of feasibility for vaccines – must present their teacher with a note of parents who confirm the test quickly at home and receive negative results.
Such testing is not needed outside the first day.
But officials said further testing could be done before or after a Jewish vacation, where a large family meeting was normal.
The first festival was on September 6 and last on September 30.
In areas with very high infections, schools where less than 70% of students vaccinate are needed to carry out distance learning.
About 10% of Israeli students will go to school online on Wednesday, according to the YNET News website.