Nir Etzion Hotel To Reopen For Chareidi Coronavirus Patients

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — As the number of COVID-19 patients in Israel has risen exponentially over the last few days, the Home Command and the Defense Ministry have decided to reopened hotels for coronavirus patients. Some hotels, including Nir Etzion, cater specifically to the Chareidi public.

Nir Etzion hotel agreed to reopen as a coronavirus hotel despite having many bookings for the vacation period after Tisha Be’av. Nir Etzion manager Yoel Raz told Avraham Rubinstein, the mayor of Bnei Brak that the hotel felt obligated to the sick people and added that “unfortunately we are experienced and well trained in how to host the patients in accordance with Defense Ministry regulations.” Rubinstein thanked the hotel for reorganizing and reopening for coronavirus patients and added that “isolation in a hotel is the best and most efficient isolation.”

“We are working hard so that everything will be ready for receiving sick people from all over the country until their full recovery. To take part in the national effort to combat the coronavirus which threatens the lives of all of us is a true mission for us. All the managers and staff immediately prepared for the new situation. The patients from the first wave thanked us for the genuine concern exhibited by hotel workers so that this difficult period should pass as comfortably as possible,” Raz said.

It should be noted that Bnei Brak still has 592 patients who have not recovered from the virus ,with 37 new patients identified since last night. Yesterday saw the highest number of coronavirus tests taken yet in Israel- 20,018- but also the highest number of daily infections since the beginning of the pandemic – 773.