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The Ministry of Health updated Friday that 2,479 people were diagnosed in Corona last week - a figure that is about half the week before, when 5,011 people were diagnosed with the virus. This is the lowest figure since June 2020. The total number of people infected in Israel since the outbreak is 833,707. Also, 56 people died this week - after 93 people died last week. This is the lowest figure since November. The total death toll from the virus is now 6,220. In the last day, 331 people have been diagnosed with corona carriers. Out of 35,768 tests, the positive rate is 1%. The test data...

Three months ago, Israel was among the leading countries in morbidity in Corona and at one point was in the first place in the world in morbidity per million inhabitants. But now, almost four months after the start of the vaccination campaign, when 85% of the target population has already been vaccinated - the situation is completely different. According to data collected by a research body belonging to Oxford University, Israel is ranked 97th in the world in the ranking of new infections in the last week per million inhabitants - lower than the world average at the time. The morbidity...

The rate of positive tests is lower than one percent in the last whole week. The number of verified daily has been lower than 500 for two weeks. The coefficient of infection also decreases. Still, most schoolchildren still study in capsules - so stay home most of the day. Data from the Ministry of Health published on Saturday evening show that the rate of positive tests has been lower than 1% for six days in a row. Yesterday the positive rate was 0.6%. A total of 221 Israelis were diagnosed positive for Corona yesterday (Friday), and another 48 have been diagnosed since midnight. A total...

The Ministry of Health announced that for the first time seven cases of an Indian mutation of the Corona virus were identified in Israel among unvaccinated citizens who returned from abroad. The ministry said there was still no clear information regarding this variant and its implications for the vaccinated and recovering. The cases were identified using the National Genomic Flooring Array. In its announcement, the Ministry of Health emphasized the importance of isolating returnees from abroad to Israel, especially from countries where morbidity in Corona is severe. Prof. Galia Rahav,...

End to masks in the open space: A year after the directive to wear masks in the public space, on Saturday the director general of the Ministry of Health, Hezi Levy, signed an order that would remove the obligation to wear masks in open spaces from Sunday. ". The Ministry of Health emphasized that in non-open areas a mask should be worn: "We mention that it is important at every exit from the house to be equipped with a mask that will be required in enclosed spaces and to maintain guidelines - mask, social distance and hygiene, for the health of us all." Health Minister Yuli Edelstein...

Israel has signed an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 10 million vaccine doses by the end of 2022 - of which about two million vaccines have already been sent to Israel, "at the expense" of the deal signed today. In addition, Israel and Pfizer have agreed on the existence of an option to purchase millions of other vaccine doses, which will be adapted to variants, if necessary. The deal signed today with Pfizer and the one that will soon be signed with Moderna, includes a 50% lower number of vaccines compared to the original deal presented by the Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister....

According to updated data from the Ministry of Health published this morning, no deaths were recorded on Thursday as a result of complications of the corona virus in Israel. This is the first time since June 29, 2020, between the first wave of morbidity and the second wave. A total of 6,346 corona patients died in Israel from the outbreak of the plague. The optimistic figure joins the sharp decline in the number of people in critical condition in hospitals, which this morning stands at 160 compared to more than 1,200 at the height of the third outbreak of the corona plague. In addition,...

The Ministry of Health has announced that it intends to bring further relief to the public. The lifting of more Corona restrictions will be brought to the government for approval. Among other things, the occupancy restrictions for places operating within the green label will be abolished, and conditions will be defined for activity and the introduction of food. Entry to attractions in enclosed buildings and activities in gyms and swimming pools will be possible even without vaccination, and will operate in accordance with the purple mark. The reliefs will take effect on May 6, next...

The Indian strain of Corona virus was found in five students from different schools in Israel. This is according to data from the Ministry of Health's situation assessment report distributed this morning (Thursday). The schools where this variety was located are: Dekel Vilnai and the field plant in Ma'ale Adumim, paths in Pardes Hanna, Keshet in Ashdod and Yosef in Holon. To date, the Ministry of Health's national genomic flooring system has identified 41 cases of Indian variant, of which 24 are from abroad (21 foreigners) and 17 cases in the community, some of which have no connection to...

The largest mass event since the beginning of the Corona period has become one of the greatest disasters in the country's history: 44 people were killed and more than 100 were injured last night (Thursday to Friday), including 23 in critical condition, at the Toldot Aharon storks' lighting compound on Mount Meron. Around 3:00 a.m., ambulances finished evacuating all the wounded to hospitals in the northern region, and police subsequently continued their efforts to evacuate all participants from the mountain. Dozens of buses on their way to the scene were turned around, and encountered...