![]() ![]() Minyanim will only resume under strict medical protocol, which must at least conform with government regulations, such as proper screening, and limiting numbers to 50 people. The bottom line is that all our shuls should be reopened in time for Yom Tov, should current positive trends continue. ![]() And in KwaZulu-Natal, where the number of infections has not yet fully plateaued, minyanim will likely return only much closer to Yom Tov. The Eastern Cape is in the same position as the Western Cape. In Gauteng, providing the downward trajectory continues, we are aiming for Rosh Chodesh Elul, 20 August, to be able to restart minyanim, at first outdoors with fewer than 15 people, slowly expanding until the week before Rosh Hashanah, from 12 September, to be up to the legal maximum of 50 people. This means that, in the Western Cape, where the peak of infections arrived earlier, we are now in a position to resume minyanim as soon as shuls are ready. The process of reopening has been determined regionally based on the different stages of recovery in different provinces. But we will need to be careful and cautious, and be very strict about implementing all the necessary protocols as explained below. It means that they have decreased to the extent that, with the implementation and maintenance of strict health and safety protocols, our medical team has advised us that it would be considered responsible to resume minyanim as per the timetable and conditions below. ![]() Now, thank G-d, under the guidance of our medical experts, Professor Barry Schoub and Dr Richard Friedland, as was presented today at our community webinar, we are able to begin a phased reopening of our shuls. This does not mean the risks and dangers of doing so have abated. We have been guided by the analysis and understanding of expert medical advice, as the halacha requires us to do. Throughout this crisis, our approach has been, as the halacha requires, that we prioritise protecting people from a potentially life-threatening disease. Thank G-d, throughout the country, the infection rate is starting to decline. ![]() And for the past few months, we’ve been bereft without them. It’s the place we go to find faith and strength, community and partnership, vision and inspiration. It’s the place we go to connect with each other. It’s the place we go to connect with Hashem. Our shuls are so important to us – spiritually, emotionally, socially, they offer us so much. One of the most difficult aspects of the pandemic is that we haven’t been able to go to shul. If you have information that affects the Cape Town Jewish Community that you would like to share here, please email 10 AUGUST: Plan for getting back to shul from Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein As information comes in from our communal organisations about COVID-19 and the status of our facilities, we are adding it below. All lineages currently circulating are classified as part of the Omicron variant.Welcome to the Cape Jewish Chronicle’s COVID-19 Information Hub. SARS-CoV-2 lineages with similar characteristics may affect how fast the virus spreads, the severity of illness it causes, or the effectiveness of treatments against it some of these may be classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the U.S. All lineages have names to help scientists talk about them. The SARS-CoV-2 virus can be mapped out similar to a family tree. As genetic changes happen over time, the virus that causes COVID-19 begins to form genetic lineages. What You Need to Know About Variants | View Transcript Īs a virus spreads, it has a chance to change. Those variants must be monitored more carefully. Some variations allow the virus to spread more easily or make it resistant to treatments or vaccines. These small differences, or variants, have been studied and identified since the beginning of the pandemic. By comparing the branches, scientists can label them according to the differences. If you think about a virus like a tree growing and branching out, each branch on the tree is slightly different than the others. ![]()
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