Sunday July 5 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Sun and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 92F Chance of Rain 20% Humidity 59% UV Index 10 of 10.

-Day Camps start tomorrow in NJ and locally girls camps begin. Expect traffic with buses back on the road  transporting children.

-Lakewood: Ocean county Health Dept revised number of cases since Friday down to 3 instead of 5. Totals 2997/185
- NJ: 398 new positive cases and an additional 23 deaths the state is starting to see small spikes in COVID-19 reinfection from those returning from out-of-state travel,

-With Rising coronavirus cases in Israel the health ministry is expected to recommend that all yeshivos be shut down now  even those that are open with the capsule formula, there are 3 weeks left  before Bein Hazamanim begins. Indoor minyanim are recommended to be limited to 20 people

-El Al Appears To Be Cancelling All Flights Until September:  With Israel’s borders closed to foreign nationals through at least July 31st, and El Al in a pilot dispute, the airline remains in hibernation mode and has closed sales of all flights through August 31st. read more at Dansdeals

-BlueClaws Fireworks Extravaganza will take place tonight after it was postponed Friday night due to weather. Event begins 8:00pm

-Hachnosas Sefer Torah at Khal D'East  Veterans this afternoon at Melissa Lee Dr Jackson
-Chumash Seudos taking place today at several Lakewood Chadorim

-Murphy: Gov. Phil Murphy called on the federal government to require mask wearing as cases in New Jersey start to climb from residents returning from current coronavirus hot spots. It’s become almost not even debatable,” Murphy said on NBC’s “Meet the Press. “If you’re leaving your house put on a mask. I think it ought to be a national, a national requirement.“

-Kiryas Viznitz of Lakewood begins first phase of construction clearing trees at the former Flea market site on  route 70. The development  will be called south Pointe.

-5 new positive cases in Lakewood since Friday. Totals 2599/185

-Six Flags open today for everyone  by reservation only must wear a mask in the park and on the rides.

-Bde: The Levaya of Mrs Rivkah  Friedland mother of Reb Binyamin will be in lakewood  at 11am at the chapel.

-A 2 yr old girl from Williamsburg went missing shabbos morning 11am at a Bungalow Colony in Monticello, was found safely a few hours later in the woods next to a lake. B"H

-The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality, Reuters reported.