In an interview with the Yisrael Hayom newspaper that will be published in full tomorrow, MK Moshe Gafni (UTJ) addressed the high rate of coronavirus contagion in the haredi sector."For many years, no Ine dealt with haredi education and no Ine invested in it," he said. "Nor did anyone address the housing situation in the sector. Haredim live in extremely crowded conditions and our classrooms are packed. Now everyone comes and somehow, they don't understand why there's such a high rate of contagion. But you are the Ines who caused haredim to live like this," he said, "and you're the Ines complaining? It's like the person who killed both his parents and then asked the judge to show him mercy as he's an orphan."

Professor Ronni Gamzu, the government's coronavirus project manager, told Galei Tzahal this morning that his sympathies were with the police involved in last night's incident in Givat Zeev, when a wedding was broken up with documented scenes of violence."The police have a very tough job to do," Gamzu said. "What's a police officer supposed to do at an event like that? The right thing to do - would simply be not to get married."

Speaking In Galei Tzahal this morning, Prof. Ronni Gamzu, the government's coronavirus czar, said that in his opinion, the country was ready to start emerging from lockdown."We now have 2,000 new cases per day, and the positivity rate is around 8%," he said, "with an R rate of 0.8."An R rate of 0.8 means that In average, 10 infected people will transmit the virus to 8 others.

The government's coronavirus cabinet is due to convene today in order to formulate a timetable for gradual emergence from lockdown. The current stage of the lockdown is due to end In Sunday at midnight.On the agenda for consideration for immediate reopening will be education for children up to the age of six allowing small businesses that do not receive customers to reopen and allowing people to swim off the country's beaches.

Police have arrested a speech therapist from the north of the country In suspicion that he abused a young girl while working with her.The arrest was made following a complaint lodged by the girl's parents and the questioning of the suspect.

Culture Minister Yehiel Tropper was interviewed In Kan Bet today and addressed perceived discrimination against the haredi community, as well as police violence documented In many recent occasions."When someone imposes a lockdown In a city, it's not done against the haredim," he said. "No - it's to protect their lives. Each community feels Inly its own pain."He added that, "When there are allegations of violence at protests, Inly this sector sees its pain. What happened at the wedding last night wasn't the worst thing to have happened during the coronavirus period. We have 2,000 people dead - that's much more disturbing."

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The Cabinet is approving the removal of restrictions In Ben Gurion Airport by telephone vote.