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A senior Israeli health official has resigned, blasting the regime in Tel Aviv for its lax performance in the face of the new coronavirus outbreak and for turning a deaf ear to her relevant pieces of advice. "For a few weeks now, our compass for dealing with the pandemic has become disoriented," Siegal Sadetzki, the health ministry's director of public health services, wrote in a Facebook post while announcing her decision to resign.

"Despite repeated warnings in different forums, we are watching with frustration as our window of opportunity [to contain the virus] is running out," added the epidemiologist.

"I've reached the conclusion that, in a new context where my professional opinion is not being accepted, it is no longer in my capacity to help prevent the pandemic's spread," she wrote.

As of Tuesday morning, Israel had recorded more than 31,000 coronavirus’ cases, including 338 deaths.

In recent weeks, the occupying entity has regularly registered between 500 to 1,000 new cases each day.

Israel began loosening anti-virus restrictions after introducing precautions in March and April.

The re-opening spree has involved event venues, clubs, bars, gyms, and public pools.

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Sadetzki said the regime had negated the effects of the lockdown by "the swift and broad opening of the economy." Also in April, Israel's Supreme Court ordered the Shin Bet internal spy service to halt its use of phone-surveillance technology in the battle against the virus.

The regime’s ultraorthodox health minister Yaakov Litzman resigned the same month amid mounting criticism over his lack of seriousness in fighting the virus.

Litzman had been found appearing ill-prepared at news conferences and reportedly resisting proposals to tighten some lockdown measures.

An ally of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with no formal medical training, Litzman tendered his resignation after himself was diagnosed with the virus

Original Article Source: Press TV | Published on Tuesday, 07 July 2020 16:08 (about 1360 days ago)