Updates Tuesday 3/17//20 Coronavius Lakewood

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12:00 am 3/18/20
-B"M Bais Mordechai of Lakewood (Mickeys shul) will close as of tomorrow noon as a precaution by Rabbonim and Medical professionals all are asked to pick up their talis & Tefillin

-Hatzolah of Boro Park on Coronavirus: "If  if we don’t get serious about this now we will have a mass tragedy in Boro Park C"V"

-Misaskim is suspending delivery of shiva chairs sifrei torah and gemach supplies to shiva houses per psak of Rav Yechezkel Roth. Also Aveilim should sit in separate rooms so not to infect each other. Comforting an avel can take place by phone

-Satmar R Zalman Leib will close all its institutions so does Puppa
-NYC: Cases now 923 up 100 in one day mayor says possibility of an order to “shelter in place” — a decision should be made in the next 48 hours
-Cleveland: all shuls and botei medrah will be closed as per Vaad Harabonim of greater Cleveland


11:30 pm

-Monsey police went into  shuls and told everyone they had to leave
-Dagim :Reassures its customers there's enough Tuna Fish enough Salmon enough  Gefilta Fish


10:30 pm

-Whispering Pines shul under a psak given by Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit"a, the shul and mikvah have   been closed completely after a mispalel was found positive for COVID19 (LNN)
-Crown heights:all shuls including 770 will shut down for 14 days
-Reportedly a positive case in the whispering pines area but OCHD has not reported it or confirmed
-Shidduch dates: Communities arrange private homes for singles to date
-Home of Satmar Rebbe in Williamsburg disinfected

9:00 pm

Lakewood kinderlach bring home Haggadas for Pesach and will finish it up with the teachers and rebbeim over the phone, School teachers worked overtime last few days to get the haggadah and other pesach material ready,
-Lakewood grocers with a message DON'T PANIC there is enough food for now and for Pesach shopping
-Chemed dental closed through the 27th
-Shore pediatric dental closed until further notice
-Detroit: Vaad Harabbonim close down shuls to the public until further notice

Turx- Since the conclusion of the conference call between WH officials and leading rabbis, the few schools, houses of prayer & religious institutions that had previously been planning on remaining operational have since announced their immediate closure.


8:30
-School lunch distribution locations all over Lakewood in many developments and areas schools sent home flyers for pick up spots.( locations posted in comment section thank you anon)
Circa on Cedarbridge is a official food service location during the school closure. G for children 3-18 yrs old 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm

-Panic Shopping: Clothing stores were packed as ppl worry about getting clothes for Yom tov.


8:00 pm
-All Satmar shuls and schools under the leadership of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum will be closed until further notice.
-Crown Heights: Major outbreak hatzola member tells Hamodia the entire community is considered to have been exposed. 10 patients are on respirators

7:00 pm
-Some Lakewood shuls starting to close Stolin, Chabad on Central. Others remain open with strict guidelines and limitations.
- Bais Shabsi cancel weekday Minyanim closes shul will decide about shabbos
- R Gissinger shul 1 person per table rule will have 5 concurrent minyanim shachris.
- Kol Aryeh: Asking anyone over 60 not to come to shul
-England Chief Rabbi says all shuls should close.
-Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Harav Yisrael Neuman wearing gloves by Krias Kedubah at a wedding in Lakewood today.


6:00 pm

-Urgent Plea from Lakewood Rabbonim:
Unnecessary social interaction is a question of pikuach nefashos Mamish!
The only way a shul can remain open is by following guidelines. Mispalelim must stand 6 feet apart in all directions.

-Lakewood mosdos will be supplying lunch and  snack free of charge to all children under the state summer lunch program. Schools and yeshivos set up pick up locations all over town everyone is eligible to participate.

-President Trump is expected to hold a conference call with leading rabbis admorim Jewish faith leaders from around the US, details to follow.  Jake Turx on Twitter


5:00 pm
-OCHD has yet to report any positive case in Lakewood
-Rav Dovid Cohen shlita of Flatbush Gvul Yaavetz writes letter to all Rabbonim im Flatbush Midwood Marine Park to close the shuls until further notice
-FDNY inspectors sending out everyone now at the Ateres Avrohm hall in williamsburg in middle a wedding.
- Stolin shul in BP and Lakewood are closed, mispalelim in BP getting tested after a positive patient
- 4 Yidden died R"L  from the corona virus 2 in Iran 1 in NY 1 in Italy
-  drive-thru testing for the COVID-19 virus beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday at a  urgent care center 479 Route 520 in Marlboro another opening at PNC bank arts center.

4:00 pm

OCHD: Woman from Jackson tests positive for Coronvirus, 3 more cases in Ocean County include a woman from Jackson, a woman from Berkeley and a male from Toms River.
-Wedding halls in Brooklyn Ateres Golda Eminence and others announce they are closing immediately
- Central court shul in Lakewood only 2 per table policy, no outsidersonly members, no kids under 12
- Early intervention services cancelled for 2 weeks
- Beginning today, all parks and playgrounds in Toms River will be closed to the public.
- 86% of people with coronavirus are walking around undetected, study says The findings indicated that these undocumented infections with no or mild symptoms  known as “stealth” cases — were behind two-thirds of the reported patients.(NYP)

3:30 pm
-Bobov shul in BP being disinfected
-NJ Positive Cases now at 267 and 3 deaths
-NYC:  Mayor de Blasio says New Yorkers should be prepared for shelter in place order. There are 814 confirmed cases in NY, 157 of them in Bklyn.
-NJ Murphy says no shelter in place considered yet but if no flatten the curve other drastic measures will be taken
-New Jersey all  indoor shopping malls and amusement centers to close from 8 pm tonight until further notice to help battle the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.

-Chai Urgent care says will only test 1. if you have come in contact with someone who has covid 19 symptoms. 2. Have symptoms yourself. 3.  You are in high risk group

-Update from Lakewood Bikur  Cholim: Any patients needing bloodwork done and are unable to leave their homes please call Bikur Cholim at 732.905.3020 We have purchased ten new oxygen concentrators and acquired three respirators Unfortunately, there are a few seriously ill patients locally. May Hashem help that it not spread further.

2:30 pm
-As situation escalates there is talk of possibly closing all shuls.
-Boro Park may be on lockdown after outbreak intensifies. Patients traced to a tish held on purim by Bobov.
-Boro Park Maimonidies hospital overwhelmed.
-Oakly Hills shul in Jackson Closed. Rav Micha Cohen shlita sent email notifying of rapid changing situation.

1:00 pm
- Over 100 Boro Park residents test positive for Coronavirus an urgent care clinic confirms. Lakewood so far has no reported case by the OCHD but dr's say that will likely change.

-Executive order in NYS for school closures no later than tomorrow 3/18/20 for 2 weeks.
-Dial in phone for Yom Tefilah 718-298-2077 at 1:30 pm Livestream torahanytime.org
-Tehillim in BMG with  אבינו מלכנו  by Mincha

 12:00 pm
-Lakewood Balei Batim offering their large backyards to host weddings.

- Yom Tefillah - Torah Umesorah  Tehillim recited together at 1:30 pm for all schools, children at home joining together to say kapitel  צ''א ק''כ קכ''א ק''ל
11:30 am

-APP: "unlike other colleges, students at BMG won't be able to take classes online while the campus is closed, Kotler said. Students at BMG study the Torah and other rabbinical works in text form. Study halls are completely devoid of computers and students leave their cell phones outside".



- Israel health ministry directs people to stay indoors except for essential needs.


10:30 am

-Bergen county eases mall restrictions will be allowed to stay open through Saturday


-With many facing financial difficulties ahead of Pesach Tomchei Shabbos offering help If your family needs help please contact our office asap please let us know if any friends relatives or neighbors in need as well call 732-905-7136

- Otzar Hachochma basic now open to the public at no charge Here


9:30 am
אבינו מלכנו מנע מגפה מנחלתיך
lakewood shuls and yeshivos  add the tefila of  אבינו מלכנו during davening this morning

NYC Mayor De Blasio  is considering New Yorkers to only leave their homes for food, medicine and exercise, 'Shelter In Place'.

8:00am

Minyanim across Lakewood split up or held outside to keep limit of 50 people, Some shuls put up temporary walls spread around. Yeshivos closing tomorrow.

A Rebbe in a yeshivah on 18th Ave in Boro Park has tested positive for Coronavirus his 20 students  will now go into a 14-day mandatory Quarantine.

Lakewood doctors write letter urging the community to stay home and not go outside at all even to daven.

NJ gets its first pediatric case a 5 year old in Paterson tested positive