A steep rise in cases continued through August and September countrywide, particularly among the Arab society in Israel. The Morbidity rate among Arab society, in this period, has reached a record high of approximately 18% active cases of all patients in the country. This situation has led to imposing a partial closure that included 40 red-localities with high morbidity rates, 29 of them were Arab localities, later on, in med-September, the government imposed a general lockdown for three weeks.
As of October 11th, 5044 active patients have been registered among the Arab society, representing 13.2% of total patients in the country. In addition, there was a significant decrease in the number of new cases among Arab society, that has reached 569 new cases.
In early August, the government established the coronavirus headquarters for the Arab society led by Mr Ayman Saif. The Arab situation room (ASR) has contributed to the development of the headquarters’ work plan. It continues in full cooperation with Mr Ayman Saif and with Prof. Gamzo – the national coronavirus chief.
Prof. Gamzo’s “Traffic light plan” went into effect on 06/09/20, the plan relies on cooperation between the central government and the local government and the expansion of local authority powers with government budgetary support and workforce reinforcement. According to the plan, financial assistance will be provided to local authorities for the benefit of establishing information systems, strengthening local emergency committees, welfare assistance, assistance in cutting infection chains, assistance in enforcement and more. The ASR will closely monitor budget allocations and implementation in Arab local authorities.
During this period, the ASR has acted on several levels to strengthen the Arab local authorities’ struggle against the increasing morbidity. It led a national information and awareness-raising campaign. The ASR has also dealt with several issues, such as local Emergency budgets, reinforcement of Professional workforce, education, police enforcement and non-compliance with public safety directives.
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