A teen who is one of the 15 Israelis confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus attended a soccer match on Feb. 24, sparking concern that he might have unknowingly spread the virus to some of the thousands of fans who were at the Bloomfield Stadium in south Tel Aviv for a derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The section where the teen was seated was located at Gate 8 and includes some 5,300 seats.
The teen, a student at Brenner Regional High School at Kibbutz Brenner, outside Rehovot, worked at the Red Pirate costume shop in Or Yehuda, where he apparently caught the virus from the shop manager, who returned to Israel from Italy.
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The Health Ministry issued a bulletin about the development which said: "The patient is a teenager from Irus [near Ness Ziona] who is a student at the Brenner regional high school and who worked at the Red Pirate store in Or Yehuda. The patient has been under quarantine at home since Saturday, Feb. 29."
According to the ministry, since he was exposed to the virus, the teen was at work at the Red Pirate from Feb. 23-26 from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and at school from Feb. 24-26. He was at Bloomfield Stadium for the Feb. 24 match from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club put out a statement in response to the ministry's findings: "After the Health Ministry's announcement about the patient who was at the Feb. 24 derby, the club has begun looking into the matter and working with the Health Ministry, the league administration, and the company in charge of sports venues to determine its ramifications. The moment we have a clear picture and more information, we will provide updates."
On Wednesday, Brenner High School reported that it had sent some 1,000 students to quarantine.
