Israeli military to assist in nursing homes to try to stop virus outbreaks
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The Office of the Israeli Prime Minister announced that the Israeli Defense Ministry is to provide help to nursing homes due to the growing number of outbreaks taking place in assisted living facilities.
“The Defense Ministry and Home Front were assigned to assist the Health Ministry with operational aspects of nursing homes,” the statement reads.
The Kan public broadcaster reports the Home Front Command is opposed to the move.
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Saturday that management of the coronavirus pandemic should be transferred immediately to his office and the Israel Defense Forces below it.
The Health Ministry should help determine policies. But it’s not designed as an operational hierarchy, he said. “We wouldn’t let a geologist run a [nationwide] operation to save the people from an earthquake.”
The Health Ministry says 8,018 people have now been confirmed infected with the coronavirus in Israel, an increase of 429 from 24 hours earlier.
There are 127 in serious condition and 106 people on ventilators, which appears not to be an increase over the figures from Saturday evening.
There have been 46 fatalities, and 477 people have recovered from the virus.
