By COLlive reporter
Outbreaks of coronavirus in three different Chabad Bungalow colonies in the NY Catskills have led to a lockdown for at least one of them this week.
At least one person has tested positive for Coronavirus at Evergreen Estates, COLlive has learned. At least one person has reportedly tested positive at Inner Circle as well, a homeowner there who is from out of state. An outbreak at Mei Menuchos was reported to COLlive as well.
The board of Mountain Lodge Estates informed residents that several positive Covid-19 cases were reported after three members of a family visiting the bungalow colony tested positive.
“These family members were in shul in both locations and interacted with various people in MLE,” they wrote.
After being advised by the Gedalia society and Dr. Eli Rosen, they have established “modified” guidelines in recognition of our community’s experience.
“Anyone who previously tested positive for Covid or tested positive for antibodies does not need to quarantine. However, you should be vigilant and monitor your health. If you feel sick, get tested and isolate. Pay special attention to social distancing,” they advised.
Anyone who has not had the virus must quarantine for two weeks.
They also specified that there be no visitors to Mountain Lodge Estate at all.
The Shul and Mikvah will be closed and they will hold outdoor Minyanim. No kiddush or social gatherings. Ideally, everyone should wear a mask, they said. The Day camp will continue to operate with greater vigilance.
I am aware of more cases than this article reports in at least 2 of the bungalow colonies listed. People are not being completely honest….scares me to think of what will happen when school starts and people have a motivation to hide the fact that they or their kids are sick.
youll survive like most people, its only dangerous for immune compromised and eldery
thanks doc
This is not completely true
I guess the immunocompromised and the elderly don’t count? What’s that supposed to mean?
And is surviving with debilitating lifelong effects like many young people I know acceptable to you as well?
What percentage of the population is elderly or immunocompromised? We should protect those people and allow the rest to go on with their lives. Lockdowns have costs, too, you know.
Have the “debilitating life effects” been proven, or are they just theories?
Yes the debilitating life effects have unfortunately been proven. Your theories revolve around your selfishness…you you and you-that’s all you care about.Wow and here we are at Elul…..vehamayven yaven
Most survive except all those that didn’t. Like on the front lines in Yom Kippur War, most soldiers lives…so it’s no big deal except for the thousands that didn’t. In fact, most world jews survived WW2 except the 6 million that didn’t. To you, that makes sense?!
Kop Doktar you put it in a way that everyone can understand! Thank you. Needed to be done.
How many people have been hurt because of the lockdown?
More yiden died in Brooklyn in 3 months from COVID than from arab terrorist attacks in Israel over 50 years.
HEALTHY children have died!
Safe effective early cure. See Dr. Zev Zelenko, Dr Simone Gold and Dr James Todero. Please don’t wait for symptoms to worsen.
How can you get treated if the Governor outlawed it ?
You can get it thru speakwithanMD.com
$60 consultation fee, then the HCQ and zinc are sent in the mail. I don’t know what the cost of the meds are but shouldn’t be much.
People are selfish and irresponsible and don’t quarantine
is anyone sick? who cares what they test for, everyone tests positive at this point
its very selfish of anyone who is dishonest. it can be dangerous to the elderly and weak people. Its not true that everyone tested positive at this point, cuz i myself didn’t get it and live nearby in ch, and I know many other people nearby or in ch that still have not gotten it yet! So its very selfish for people to say “oh EVERYONE got it already, so I don’t need to be careful!” Don’t think about your own pleasures, think about other peoples lives who are at risk!
There are people who traveled out of the country, and they clearly did NOT self-quarantine upon return to the U.S., it appears! (Otherwise, how could they be infecting other people at the bungalow colony now???) But this would be a pretty fast spread of COVID-19, right? Chof Av was just a week ago: doesn’t the incubation, after spreading it, generally take longer? I only hope that no one in this latest outbreak actually gets very sick! This is a lesson to all who plan to host orchim in Crown Heights for Tishrei! I, for one, wish the Tishrei orchim would… Read more »
Indeed! There are American young people (one being my child) who were similarly disappointed when their Birthright trips to Israel were cancelled this summer.
BUT no one tried to rationalize that they should be allowed to go anyway, saying, “Israel is the home to all Jews! They shouldn’t be kept from coming to their homeland! Hashem would have wanted them to still come!”
Similarly, this year (ONLY this year, please Hashem!) is different concerning travelers to Crown Heights.
ORCHIM: Stay home this year, we BEG YOU! And local families, please don’t go against this!
Thank you.
Why should they stay home when our own people are so irresponsible and cavalier about getting people sick? They will invite them in with open arms as disease is spread in our community….
We normally have Tishrei between 20 to 30 people per meal NOT THIS YEAR. we have a Cancer survivor with Diabetes.
Being honest and letting anyone you came in contact with can prevent a death!! We need to be vigilant so that people At risk can speak to their health care provider to know the precautions they need to take.
Bh most ppl are getting it mildly but we must protect our community. Chassidim en mishpacha
Exactly, I have tested negative and live in Crown Heights
I had the virus ,tested positive for antibodies …..Do I still have to wear a mask?it gives me a huge a headache.
It’s a health hazard for you to wear a mask. It strains your oxygen intake hence the headache
Call your doctor and ask them this question.
What is wrong with you? Did you just crawl out from under a rock? You didn’t bother reading the article about reinfection happening….You don’t care that your mask protects other people not you….Your headache!!! Who cares about your headache….Why don’t you care about other people’s lives???
There are ZERO recorded cases of someone with antibodies infecting others. Please don’t spread hate.
Funny how the doctors are not saying that but I guess you went to Harvard genius?? The doctors are actually saying that there are more questions than answers. Maybe you should post your name and number so that the experts can call you and clear up their doubts.
You are ridiculous
My husband had antibodies, got reinfected and passed on COVID to my child. It happens.
This person is saying that they suffer from severe headaches, and also mentions they have already had COVID. I care about their headaches, but it seems you only care about fear-mongering and woke lecturing.
This virus is really bringing out the worst in some people.what happened to being kind
Please realize, the attitude of “everyone’s done with COVID” in CH is true for the people you see on the street, the people who are home, nervous, cautious you don’t know about. And there are plenty. Please be mindful
Guess what, I tested negative too twice and I never got sick all this time, because I have been so careful and mostly stay inside, and I have no antibodies. At least one-third of people in Crown Heights have not had it. And we are anxious about the people who roam around, going into stores without a mask, some of them are visitors coming to CH from hotspots out of state, some of them attended simchas with guests from out of state from states where they have a massive surge of coronavirus.Please show some responsibility. In answer to that question,… Read more »
i live in los angeles and we have a lot of people from CH here who do not care only to have a good time no masks nothing to stand in their ways .
we were told not to make weddings or show up why are u all here ???
We should have a list of who has been there so we know not to come in contact. I personally know one family who never had covid and spent the past month there but just came back to CH and isn’t telling anyone they were exposed.
Same unfortunately. People are selfish :(.
The truth about people comes out during times like these. The selfishness and real nature that is hidden under pleasantries. Now you see the people who are respectful and caring and truly kind and selfless…and then unfortunately you see the opposite – those who care more about having a good time and looking good then protecting others lives.
people keep saying how low the death rate is. how horrific is it to struggle to breath, have high fever, not know if you will live, be away from loved omes for months.
Take hydroxycloroquine and zinc early on.
Where do you successfully obtain Hydroxychloroquine?????
SpeakwithanMD.com
In the guidelines offered to Mountain Lodge Estates,there was a clear request that children should not attend camp either inside or outside of the colony.
At least Mountain Lodge put out Covid guidelines. Evergreen has never once.
I personally know of 2 families with people who have covid right now and they are there and interacting with people as we speak
We did not have an “outbreak” in Mei Menuchos. Guests who visited us came down with it after they left and a s precaution, we closed out shul for 1 shabbos in the beginning of the summer. No one came down with Covid in our colony Boruch Hashem.
To the best of your knowledge!!! People are not being truthful as to whether they are sick or not. You do not know anything for sure so please get off your high horse. You did not have what you think of as an outbreak but unfortunately there are those with covid in Mei Menuchos too.
My friend whose family has a house there had it recently.
Agreed. People are lying. The numbers are way under reported.
I know someone who got Covid at a Mei Menuchos BBQ from two visitors from a hot zone. She did not got it in Crown Heights when her family had it months prior. I know because she responsibly did contact tracing and called us because she had been with our daughter in our car.
Mei menuchos did not have covid and the other bungalows had isolated cases according to this article. Let’s call a spade a spade.
Read the article. Mountain Lodge has an outbreak. They are on lockdown. There were 2 confirmed cases of real reinfection but others there are sick as well.
I personally know a family in MM who had very recently.
I know another family in MM who have it right now. And they are in your shul and in your camp. You will see. The smugness will be wiped right off your face
I know someone who got Covid at a Mei Menuchos BBQ from two visitors from a hot zone. She did not got it in Crown Heights when her family had it months prior. I know because she responsibly did contact tracing and called us because she had been with our daughter in our car.
I live in crown heights and me and my children and husband didnt not have it and take precautions so when someone says everyone had it already NO that’s not true and u should social distance and wash your hands regularly, and just be careful and mindful for other people,
what is going to be when all the schools open?? we will probably not social distance or wear masks?? And right by tishrie…and people coming back from vacation and camps…