In light of the frightening rise in the coronavirus infection rate and the growing number of seriously ill patients, Israel’s Chevrei Kaddisha are preparing for a possible high number of niftarim, lo aleinu. The Chevra Kadisha in Haifa has acquired a refrigerated shipping container that can hold hundreds of bodies, Channel 13 News reported.
Similiar containers will be set up around Israel if needed, the report said.
The number of seriously ill patients as of Wednesday morning was nearing 700, with 800 being the frequently cited maximum number of patients that Israel’s hospitals can treat.
Meanwhile, a total of 4,331 medical professionals are in quarantine and many hospitals are operating beyond 100% capacity, with patients in beds in hallways.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein has ordered paramedics to immediately provide backup to hospitals and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is considering passing a law mandating doctors in the private sector to work in public hospitals during the pandemic.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Thank you YWN for this graphic but necessary article. Obviously, the valiant members of the chevrah kadishah who are moser nefesh on behalf of the tzibur got the memo regarding masks but sadly, some of those who will need their services either weren’t on the distribution list or chose to follow the advice of those mindless “leaders” in the frum velt who insist on ignoring the advice of the public health experts.
uch israel is the absolute worst first they have commercial weddings with 4 weddings in one hall and now they have commercial dumping grounds for niftarim theres nothing worse then feeling just like another fish in the ocean
Gadolhadorah, you really think that none of the sick people wore masks? You really think it’s impossible for the disease to spread with masks?
Everyone is wearing masks here in Israel and the disease is still spreading in many mask-wearing communities.
A mask isn’t a guarantee, it’s just another layer of (possible) protection.
Genuk shoin
It’s not Israel. It’s people. There are plenty who held tiny weddings with only a very small number of people, spaced apart. Those are not spoken about.
Israel, also, was fairing one of the best in the world initially. Unfortunately, things took a terrible turn and haven’t been able to be turned around as yet. Israel has made huge efforts to try to control the outbreak. Furthermore, this terrible choice to house gufim in a refrigerated vehicle was also done in the United States. This is a makeshift arrangement in a terrible crisis situation.
This is disgusting and shows a tremendous lack of אמונה in the בורא רפואות.
GadolHatorah:
You never miss the opportunity to bash the “frumme”. Whenever there’s a crisis on which you can blame the Orthodox, you pounce. However, if it’s about protests or other non-Orthodox issues, you’re strangely quiet…
it’s Erev Yom Kippur for you too…