Israel, Prime Minister's Office Security Guard Also Infected with COVID-19... Concerns Over Resurgence

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-woo] It has been reported that COVID-19 is spreading again in Israel, including a security guard at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

On the 13th (local time), according to the Israeli media Times of Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Health announced that on the 13th (local time), three security guards at Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence and one staff member at President Reuven Rivlin's residence tested positive for COVID-19. The daily new confirmed cases in Israel decreased from 190 on the 6th of this month to 111 on the 7th but then continued to rise, reaching 226 on the 12th. The number of active cases, excluding recovered and deceased patients, is 3,315, and the cumulative death toll is reported to be 300.

The Israeli Ministry of Health cited the resumption of classroom lessons as the cause of the recent increase in confirmed cases, noting many infections within schools. According to the Israeli Ministry of Education, a total of 460 students and teachers nationwide have tested positive for COVID-19, and 165 schools with confirmed cases have been closed. The Israeli government implemented school closures in mid-March this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and decided to gradually resume in-person classes starting in early May.

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