The Health Ministry on Wednesday instructed all 1,150 students at a high school, plus the members of an elementary school class in a different school, to self-quarantine at home, after a teen and a 5th-grade teacher were diagnosed with the coronavirus.
In addition, soccer fans who sat in a particular area at a Tel Aviv game last week have also been told to go into isolation.
The order came after the ministry announced late Tuesday that three more Israelis had tested positive for the virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 15.
One of the three is a 9th-grade student at the Brener High School in Givat Brener who had reportedly worked at the Red Pirate toy store in Or Yehuda, where he came into contact with an Israeli employee who returned from Italy with the coronavirus.
As a result the ministry told all students and staff members at the school to remain secluded at home until March 12.
In addition, the teen attended the derby game on February 24 when Hapoel Tel Aviv played Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium. The ministry said that anyone who sat in the following areas from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. is instructed to enter quarantine: Gates 7-8, section 425, rows 43-49, seats 167-179.
The Red Pirate branch has become a focus of concerns over the spread of the virus in Israel. So far, three people who work at the store have been diagnosed with the disease. READ MORE
