Corona's isolation will be shorten from 7 days to five: P.M Bennett has not formulated his position

Corona's isolation has only recently been shortened from ten days to seven, and is now expected to be further shortened: Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz on Sunday evening ordered his office staff to shorten Corona's isolation shortening from seven to five days, but Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has not yet formulated his position.

However, there are growing assessments in the health system that the move will eventually be approved, and final discussions on the issue are expected to take place tomorrow and the day after.
The move is taking shape after the pressure exerted today by some of the ministers in the cabinet meeting to bring about a further shortening. This is about a week after the isolation for the verified has been shortened to seven days instead of ten so far. The pressures affected Minister Horowitz and he subsequently instructed his office staff to advance the move.
Agriculture Minister Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu) said at the meeting: "We must stop dragging our feet and immediately make decisions appropriate to the days of isolation for the current variety. ". Economy Minister Orna Barbibai and Education Minister Yifat Shasha Bitton reinforced his remarks. Bennett said it was a matter of taste and said: "We will constantly examine the shortening of isolations."
The length of isolation greatly affects both the economy and the education system in a reality where tens of thousands have been verified daily for the past two weeks. This is probably even before the peak of the fifth wave reached its peak. An example of the effect of isolations is the severe disruptions in public transport activities. Today, Israel Railways shut down entire lines in the periphery due to a shortage of drivers and other workers, and on other lines the frequency of travel was reduced. These disruptions will continue tomorrow, and for example on the important line between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, only one vehicle will leave every hour, instead of twice an hour during normal hours.
The impact of isolation is also evident in the education system, where nearly 200,000 of all students and education staff stay in isolation. According to the exact data, about 7.2% who are 196,864 of all students and staff are verified and isolated.
 There are currently 259,204 active patients in Israel who are committed to isolation. In recent days, about 40,000 new verified people enter the isolation every day.
It appears that verified ones that were found to be positive on the PCR or antigen test will be able to get out of the isolation on Thursday with the approval of the family doctor. Unvaccinated people will be required to complete 14 days of isolation without a test, or they may be shortened if they are tested on the fifth day and the result is negative. In the United States, the shortening of isolation to five days has already been applied.
"The intention to shorten the isolation to five days is a natural and desirable move for the evolving reality, medical and economic alike," said Dr. Adi Niv-Yaguda, a health policy expert and member of the expert cabinet advising the Ministry of Health. UK and more) in light of recent data and the unique characteristics of the Omicron strain. "
"Even if the shortening of the isolation for the verified embodies a certain risk of infection after the fifth day, in view of the heavy price incurred, it is a risk that can be taken. An isolation policy that represents a proper and correct balance between all considerations, including To create confusion in the public, once the decision is made to shorten the isolation, a uniform, clear and simple rule must be established for everyone and in all age groups. "
Although the move has not yet been finalized, Minister Shasha Bitton said: "I am pleased with the decision of the Minister of Health to shorten the isolations to 5 days. It is time to stop isolating healthy children, save the children after these two years and make it easier for parents."