Eight days into the 2020/21 school year, and 1,817 schoolchildren in Israel have tested positive for coronavirus, the Education Ministry reported Tuesday. Most – 1,631 – are not from cities, towns, or local authorities designated "red" under the Health Ministry's traffic light plan.
The ministry also reported that 24,000 children from local authorities designated orange, yellow, and even green have been quarantined following contact with confirmed carriers.
A total of 347 schools and 1,021 nursery schools were closed due to coronavirus outbreaks, the ministry said.
