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Five Towners diagnosed with Covid-19 after camp | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com
Five Towners diagnosed with Covid19 after camp
Posted August 8, 2020
Five Towns campers who came home from Camp Shoresh in Pennsylvania were diagnosed with Covid-19.
CAMP SHORESH
By Jeff Bessen
Dr. Aaron Glatt, a Woodmere resident who is the chair of the Department of Medicine at
Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, issued a letter to the Five Towns communities
noting that the Nassau County health commissioner called him and asked for his help
concerning eight cases of “newly diagnosed Covid-19” in the Five Towns from “campers
returning from Camp Shoresh in Pennsylvania.”
Glatt also wrote: “In addition, many other campers there had symptoms and were not tested
for Covid-19. The PA DOH [Department of Health] is already involved as well.”
He stated that because of “significant concerns”
that New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the
state’s DOH have regarding exposure, Glatt said
that all campers returning from that camp should
self-quarantine immediately. All family members
exposed to those children should also quarantine,
he said.
“The governor himself is aware and has expressed
great concern about this exposure and the potential
this might have regarding delaying school
openings,” Glatt wrote, adding that everything
possible should be done to avert an outbreak, and the campers or their family members
should be attending shul or any other community events.
Michael Leon, who lives in Woodmere where the largest initial outbreak of Cobid-19 took
place in the Five Towns posted on Facebook. “This is outrageous. Camp Shoresh apparently
knew campers were displaying symptoms and did not have the courtesy to have them
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tested.” Leon went on to write that, “unfortunately some people in this community just do
not take this issue seriously enough.”
On Camp Shoresh’s website there is a six-page listing of its Covid-19 protocols. According to
its mission it is, "a camp for teenage boys, focused on helping mold well rounded Bnei-Torah
and athletes." The goal, camp officials stated on the site is to teach the fundamentals of
several sports through daily clinics, leagues, and intercamps with role models and teachers.
The camp aims to combine Torah, sports and fun trips and activities designed to ensure an
"incredible summer experience" for the campers.
As of press time calls to the camp for comment were not returned.
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Five Towners diagnosed with Covid-19 after camp | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com
Five Towners diagnosed with Covid19 after camp
Posted August 8, 2020
Five Towns campers who came home from Camp Shoresh in Pennsylvania were diagnosed with Covid-19.
CAMP SHORESH
By Jeff Bessen
Dr. Aaron Glatt, a Woodmere resident who is the chair of the Department of Medicine at
Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, issued a letter to the Five Towns communities
noting that the Nassau County health commissioner called him and asked for his help
concerning eight cases of “newly diagnosed Covid-19” in the Five Towns from “campers
returning from Camp Shoresh in Pennsylvania.”
Glatt also wrote: “In addition, many other campers there had symptoms and were not tested
for Covid-19. The PA DOH [Department of Health] is already involved as well.”
He stated that because of “significant concerns”
that New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the
state’s DOH have regarding exposure, Glatt said
that all campers returning from that camp should
self-quarantine immediately. All family members
exposed to those children should also quarantine,
he said.
“The governor himself is aware and has expressed
great concern about this exposure and the potential
this might have regarding delaying school
openings,” Glatt wrote, adding that everything
possible should be done to avert an outbreak, and the campers or their family members
should be attending shul or any other community events.
Michael Leon, who lives in Woodmere where the largest initial outbreak of Cobid-19 took
place in the Five Towns posted on Facebook. “This is outrageous. Camp Shoresh apparently
knew campers were displaying symptoms and did not have the courtesy to have them
https://www.liherald.com/stories/five-towners-diagnosed-with-covid-19-after-camp,127055#
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8/14/2020
Five Towners diagnosed with Covid-19 after camp | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com
tested.” Leon went on to write that, “unfortunately some people in this community just do
not take this issue seriously enough.”
On Camp Shoresh’s website there is a six-page listing of its Covid-19 protocols. According to
its mission it is, "a camp for teenage boys, focused on helping mold well rounded Bnei-Torah
and athletes." The goal, camp officials stated on the site is to teach the fundamentals of
several sports through daily clinics, leagues, and intercamps with role models and teachers.
The camp aims to combine Torah, sports and fun trips and activities designed to ensure an
"incredible summer experience" for the campers.
As of press time calls to the camp for comment were not returned.
https://www.liherald.com/stories/five-towners-diagnosed-with-covid-19-after-camp,127055#
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