Staff, children at schools around the country are quarantined as cases continue to rise in the education system; officials said to decide to close any school with 3 or more cases.
Thousands of students were sent into isolation Monday after staff and students at schools in Jerusalem, Hadera and Beersheba were diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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Hebrew media reported that a student at the Multidisciplinary high school in Hadera was diagnosed with the coronavirus, sending 2,180 students and teachers into isolation. After consultations between the municipality, the Education Ministry and the Health Ministry and teaching staff, it was decided that the school should be temporarily closed down.
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In addition, a student at the Paula Ben Gurion elementary school in Jerusalem tested positive for the virus, the Haaretz daily reported. The school had already announced on Saturday that it would not open until Tuesday at the earliest due to concerns that a large number of students had siblings who attend the Gymnasia Rehavia high school, which is seen as the epicenter of an outbreak in the capital with over 130 students and staff members diagnosed.
Source: TimesofIsrael
