P.M Bennett: the government will do everything in its power to prevent closure in high holidays

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett outlined his doctrine regarding the nature of the government's treatment of the Corona crisis, in the shadow of the morbidity data published by the Ministry of Health, according to which 9,257 verified people were diagnosed in Corona in the past day, almost 500 in critical condition.
He noted that despite the increase in morbidity, the government headed by him would do everything in its power to prevent closure, and even called on the public to continue to be vaccinated. "More difficult days are expected, but I am sure that if we act in accordance with the plan, and if the citizens of Israel wear masks, they will be vaccinated as soon as possible for them, and in general - if we act in solidarity and mutual help - we will overcome the delta." said.
"Our goal is simple," Bennett wrote. "To preserve the health of the citizens of Israel and also to preserve the economic future of the State of Israel. The livelihood of the citizens of Israel is also the preservation of their lives. Our strategy: to act to alleviate the disease - accelerate the third vaccination campaign - That they are destructive tools for our children's livelihoods, economy and education.Closing is only a last resort.
His remarks come days after the controversial statement of his party member, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, who said that the dead should be "contained." Bennett made a comparison between the fight against the epidemic and the war on road accidents. "After all, it was possible to bring zero deaths from road accidents by banning driving on Israeli roads. But we all understand that we must live and allow traffic in Israel," he wrote.
"The routine of life is part of life and we must balance all needs responsibly. The price tag of the three closures led by the previous government was two hundred billion shekels," Bennett continued.
The prime minister added that "this is our money, yours and your children's and grandchildren's. If we continue with the policy of closures and destructive restrictions on the economy, we will simply be financially impoverished.
He claimed that "the delta wave began before the formation of the government under my leadership, when Zen entered Israel as early as March, April and May." He went on to list the steps his government is taking to curb the epidemic. Among those moves he has highlighted the third-dose vaccines, courting the manpower in the homes and health funds, keeping the elderly in the nursing homes, enforcing regulations and opening the school year program. However, he wrote: "What next? When will it end? I do not know. Certainly I can not specify a date."
9,257 Israelis were diagnosed positive for Corona over the weekend. The positive rate yesterday was 4.93%, and today the non-final temporary figure is 5.38% - the highest percentage in recent months. At the same time, the increase in the number of serious patients continues and their number now stands at 494, of which 83 are connected to respirators. Since the outbreak of the plague, 6,622 corona patients have died in Israel - 12 of them over the weekend.
In Israel, there are over 48,000 active Corona patients. 2,817 of them live in Tel Aviv, 2,319 in Netanya, 1,814 in Ashdod, 1,740 in Jerusalem, 1,689 in Petah Tikva, 1,678 in Rishon Lezion, 1,427 in Holon, 1,238 in Beer Sheva, 1,100 in Haifa, 1,039 in Rehovot, 1,012 in Ashkelon, 906 in Bat Yam, 847 in Hadera, 808 in Ramat Gan, 767 in Bnei Brak, 620 in Ramla, 611 in Kiryat Gat and 514 in Afula.
Among the red localities currently: Kiryat Malachi, Shlomi, Kiryat Gat, Yavne, Jat, Givat Zeev, Ramla, Beer Yaakov, Migdal Haemek, Even Yehuda, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Atlit, Kfar Tavor, Azor, Kiryat Ata, Elad, Omer, Ofakim, Givat Shmuel, Tiberias, Ma'ale Adumim, Or Yehuda, Rosh Pina, Lod, Maalot Tarshiha, Kiryat Bialik, Hadera, Netanya, Rehovot and Sderot.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, on Saturday more than 40,000 Israelis were vaccinated with the third vaccine dose, and yesterday about 43,700 were vaccinated. In recent days, close to 6,000 Israelis have been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine. To date, over 860,000 Israelis have been vaccinated with the third vaccine dose. According to data from the Ministry of Health, about 5.5% of those aged 50 to 59, 45.7% of those aged 60 to 69, 63.2% of those aged 70 to 79, 58.4% of those aged 80 to 89 and 53.5% of those aged 90 and over have been vaccinated.
At Clalit Health Fund, we updated that more than 20,000 insured persons aged 59-50 were vaccinated for the third time. About 18,000 Maccabi members aged 59-50 were vaccinated over the weekend, and a total of about 60,000 members - who constitute 28% of the target group - made an appointment for the vaccine. In Meuhedet, we updated that so far the fund has vaccinated 90,688 insured persons in the third dose, of whom 4,365 aged 59-50 were able to receive the third dose. According to Meuhedet, close to 23,000 have already made an appointment for the next few days. The National Health Insurance Fund has already ordered 8,000 appointments from the new age group of vaccinators, and 1,500 have already been vaccinated.
At the end of Shabbat, MDA, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Tel Aviv Municipality, set up an immunization complex in Dizengoff Square for those aged 50 and over who want to be vaccinated for the third time, and for passers-by who have not been vaccinated in two doses. To launch a vaccination campaign and make the vaccines accessible without the need to make an appointment and free of charge, "said MDA Director General Eli Bin, who emphasized that the vaccines are intended for all HMO members and also for those without status.