Yeshiva University in New York announced today that one of their students has tested positive for coronavirus. This marks the third case in New York, CNN reports.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family as well as to all those affected,” the University said in a health alert.
The latest case is the son of the 50 year old Jewish lawyer from New Rochelle, who remains in critical condition in a Manhattan hospital. His name for Tehillim is אליעזר יצחק בן שפרה (Eliezer Yitzchok ben Shifra), YWN reports.
500 to 700 people who may have been exposed to coronavirus at his Synagogue, Temple Young Israel in New Rochelle, have been told to self-quarantine, after attending a funeral and a Bat Mitzvah there.
Yeshiva University also announced Tuesday a law school student is in self-quarantine as instructed by his or her doctor, as a precaution because of contact with the infected man’s law firm. The student is reporting no symptoms.
The school said that it is “taking every precaution” by cancelling all classes on Wilf Campus in Washington Heights for Wednesday, March 4, 2020.
All classes and operations at other campuses continue as normal.
Refoua shelema oukrova
Dear Talmidim, Parents, and Faculty, We are continuing to work closely with Yeshiva University and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to monitor the ongoing coronavirus situation. In consultation with YU, out of an abundance of caution, yeshiva is closed for today. We are working with the bus company to provide immediate return transportation and to ensure that all talmidim get home safely. For our dorm talmidim, the dorm will remain open and fully staffed. We will share a communication later today that provides detailed information regarding this decision. If you have any questions, please feel free to… Read more »
Don’t Ohlei Torah go weekly to YU?
A note was placed in the zal telling the students not to go, and if they do, for the safety of everyone they will not be allowed back
We need to be vigilant. If you know which we do now, of areas were the virus has hit, we need to avoid those areas. We live in a very tight and dense community and we need to safeguard ourselves, our families and think about others by ‘religiously’ practicing the current health protocols and safety practices. These are basic hand washing several times a day, taking a small hand sanitizer when going out and using it especially after taking public transportation, covering a cough with your elbow, not your hand. Being that hand sanitizers are flying off the shelves, you… Read more »
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