Five new cholera cases were reported in the Jerusalem area today bringing the total cases in the country to 40. The Cabinet yesterday heard reports on measures being taken to combat the disease from Dr. Raphael Gjebin, director general of the Health Ministry and Dr. Daniel Brachott, director of Public Health Services. Deputy Premier Yigal Allon who heads the Education Ministry also reported on measures taken in connection with the opening of the new school term today. More than 800,000 Israeli youngsters returned to classes but there has been no program of mass inoculations. Israel however, is inoculating all travelers leaving the country whether or not their country of destination requests it. (Officials of the World Health Organization said in Geneva today that the cholera outbreak in the Middle East and other regions should taper off with the arrival of cooler weather and now that the Arab states have made a belated decision to order mass inoculations. WHO has decided to publicize outbreaks without waiting for official notification from member countries.) The Israeli Ministry of Tourism said today that the cholera outbreak in the country has not affected tourist traffic.
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