(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Israel was spared a disaster on the scale of New York and some Western European countries thanks to a mix of natural advantages (a young population, only one major port of entry) and correct decisions made early on (supervision of those entering the country, isolating the elderly, a partial lockdown). Now, the distance from a total collapse of the healthcare system - where the number of people who need respirators exceeds the number of machines - looks safe. The measures that were taken by the executive are responsible for containing the coronavirus, for "flattening the curve." Prof. Ran Balicer, from the Clalit HMO, told Yediot Ahronot Thursday: The lockdown has played itself out; the partial return to normalcy is called for, but it must be carried out with maximum caution. We are now entering "life in the presence of the coronavirus."
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