“SO WHAT IS THE THREAT!”

One Level Headed Woman:  

Chairwoman, Coronavirus Committee, Yifat Shasha-Biton (Likud)

“The hospitals aren't collapsing, there's no need for lockdowns”

“For a pretty long time we’ve had the threat of a general lockdown hovering over us, amid claims that we’re our epidemiological system necessitates it. Yet the more we’ve seen here the statistics, we have seen that they aren’t dramatic.”

“I would like to ask the Health Ministry what facts and statistics it bases it decisions to push methods to curb the spread of the virus,” said Dr. Shahar.

“As of right now I count 131,000 [total diagnosed cases] and a bit over 1,000 deaths, which is about a 0.7% fatality rate. That is the level of fatalities of the flu. So what is the threat to the general population? What are we so afraid of?” 

“It is important to point out that the increase in the number of confirmed cases follows an increase in the number of tests administered.”

“We need to stop with this fear mongering and to take [lockdowns] off the agenda.”

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