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# Someone who is healthy and has no symptoms should fast on Tisha B'av whether or not he is in quarantine.<ref>Rav Yitzchak Yosef (responsa Av 7 5780). Also, Rabbi Dovid Lau (responsa 6 Av 5780) wrote that someone with symptoms shouldn't fast but someone with in quarantine without symptoms should fast.</ref> </ref> Others disagree.<ref>Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Halperin responsa July 25 2020 wrote that someone with symptoms shouldn't fast at all. Also, someone who is in quarantine, has corona, or is in a high risk category (above 60, heart or lung issues, or diabetic) shouldn't fast but should eat less than the requisite amounts (kezayit or reviyit in a kdei achilat pras).</ref> | # Someone who is healthy and has no symptoms should fast on Tisha B'av whether or not he is in quarantine.<ref>Rav Yitzchak Yosef (responsa Av 7 5780), Rav Asher Weiss (Piskei Corona 3). Also, Rabbi Dovid Lau (responsa 6 Av 5780) wrote that someone with symptoms shouldn't fast but someone with in quarantine without symptoms should fast.</ref> </ref> Others disagree.<ref>Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Halperin responsa July 25 2020 wrote that someone with symptoms shouldn't fast at all. Also, someone who is in quarantine, has corona, or is in a high risk category (above 60, heart or lung issues, or diabetic) shouldn't fast but should eat less than the requisite amounts (kezayit or reviyit in a kdei achilat pras).</ref> | ||
# If the doctor told someone not to fast out of a concern that he not get sick he should only eat less than the amount of a [[Kezayit]] of food and less than a [[Reviyit]] of liquids in the time of [[Kdei Achilat Pras]].<ref>Rav Yitzchak Yosef (responsa Av 7 5780)</ref> | # If the doctor told someone not to fast out of a concern that he not get sick he should only eat less than the amount of a [[Kezayit]] of food and less than a [[Reviyit]] of liquids in the time of [[Kdei Achilat Pras]].<ref>Rav Yitzchak Yosef (responsa Av 7 5780)</ref> | ||
# Someone who has symptoms of corona should not fast on Tisha B'av.<ref>Rav Yitzchak Yosef (responsa Av 7 5780)</ref> | # Someone who has symptoms of corona should not fast on Tisha B'av.<ref>Rav Yitzchak Yosef (responsa Av 7 5780)</ref> | ||
