Ronni Gamzu
Ukraine to close border through September • National coronavirus coordinator Gamzu: “Here and there” the Israeli government allows political considerations to override health concerns.
Ronni Gamzu calls the rising number of COVID-19 cases a “disaster,” citing Arab-sector refusal to cooperate with Health Ministry directives.
The opening of the school year has not been finalized yet, and no decision has been made on a High Holiday lockdown, reports Ronni Gamzu.
Gamzu sorry for saying COVID-19 in Arab sector like a ‘terrorist attack’
Israel’s coronavirus project coordinator says comments about Eid al-Adha related to “the virus and its morbidity, not the Arab community.”
“People wouldn’t be leaving their homes,” says Israeli Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu, while praising City Hall for “acting on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis.”
Israeli coronavirus project coordinator urges public to get tested, adhere to rules to avoid lockdown
As the national death toll reaches 633, Ronni Gamzu warns that a failure to abide by COVID-19 regulations will lead to closures that could be disastrous for the already ailing economy.
Task-force head: Israel must get morbidity down by Sept. 1 to avoid lockdown
The next two weeks are the “last opportunity” to get the coronavirus outbreak under control via moderate means, stresses Ronni Gamzu.
Health-care worker with COVID-19 symptoms violates quarantine and flies to Ukraine via Turkey. National coronavirus coordinator Ronni Gamzu urges the public to be tested, but opposes weekend closures.
Israeli health minister says coronavirus infection rate flattening out
While the rise in infections has been halted the numbers are still “high and worrying,” says Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.
The plan calls for transferring responsibility for contact-tracing from the Health Ministry to the military and shoring up eroded public trust in the government.
Ronni Gamzu selected as Israel’s national coronavirus project manager
The appointment came hours after leading candidate professor Gabi Barbash walked away from the role after reported disagreements regarding the division of power with the Health Ministry.
