An overreaction? One fan at a game between the Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer teams was infected with the coronavirus. Upon learning of this, Israel’s health ministry ordered thousands of fans who were sitting in Gate 8 of Hapoel’s Bloomfield Stadium in Yafo to be quarantined in their homes. However, only 77 people ended up following the ministry’s instructions reports Ynet.
The student is a ninth-grade male who lives in the town of Irus in central Israel.
The Hapoel soccer team is the standard-bearer of the Israeli left and far-left. It was the last club to cut formal links with politics, in this case the trade union movement and the moderate Social Democratic Labor Party Mapai, as well more radical parties such as the Marxist Party Mapam, and its predecessor Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party and the Marxist-Leninist Israeli Communist Party (Maki).
Hapoel fans can often be seen waving flags emblazoned with the faces of Che Guevara and Karl Marx, as well as banners with the slogan “Workers of the world, unite!”. The club fans have nurtured ties with many other Antifa supporter groups, including strong bonds with fans of FC St. Pauli, Standard Liège, Omonia Nicosia and Celtic F.C.
In response to the development, MDA released a FAQ sheet for those who want to know if they need to be quarantined:
Question #1: I was at the game at Bloomfield Stadium on February 24, between 8 pm and 10 pm, do I have to go into isolation?
Answer: If you were at the stadium during those hours, and at Gates 7-8, block 425, between rows 43-49 (inclusive) from chairs 169-179 (inclusive), The answer is yes, you should immediately enter into isolation and stay quarantined for a full 14 days, until 8.3.20.
Question #2: If you were at the game at Bloomfield Stadium on 24.2. Between the hours listed, but did not sit in the places mentioned – do I need to go into isolation?
Answer No. At the moment, the Ministry of Health’s guidelines state that only those who sat at Gates 7-8, block 425, rows 43-49 in chairs 169-179 will be quarantined. However, the Ministry of Health guidelines will continue to be updated and there may be changes to the guidelines for those who were present at this game.
Question #3: One of my family members attended the game, and we live together. Do I need to go into isolation?
Answer: The first circle, is whoever attended the game themselves. If you were not at Bloomfield Stadium on February 24, Between 8 pm and 10 pm, you do not need to go into isolation.
Source: Israel in the News
