Health

First cases of the Brazilian variant of Corona in Israel: A vaccinated baby and adult who returned from abroad became infected with the Brazilian variant and were diagnosed in Israel. The Ministry of Health said on Monday evening that a first case of the variant originating in Chile had also been diagnosed in an Israeli who had returned from abroad. The Ministry of Health announced that as of Monday, new directives regarding entry into and exit from and from Israel came into force. The National Genome Flooring Array has located 19 more verified Indian strain among foreigners. A total of...

A 12-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man were killed and more than 160 were injured this evening (Sunday) after a grandstand set up in the Carlin Synagogue in Givat Zeev, north of Jerusalem, collapsed during prayers on the eve of Shavuot. According to MDA, 167 wounded were evacuated to hospitals - including five in critical condition and ten in moderate condition. The tribune that collapsed in the synagogue was temporarily erected for Shavuot celebrations. According to the report, hundreds of people were present at the time of the collapse of the grandstand. Helicopters were launched to...

June 1 is a date that will undoubtedly be remembered in the history of the State of Israel's war on the corona virus: in light of the low and stable morbidity along with a successful vaccination campaign, the need for a green label will be eliminated from today (Tuesday). This means that after a year and three months of restrictions, closures and a variety of areas of life that have entered silence - life as we knew it is back. In enclosed spaces there is still a duty of masks, but most of the economy should today move to normal activity, with no occupancy restrictions, no need to display...

Tuesday, the jury's selection phase for New York State's opioid lawsuit against Teva and another line of pharma giants, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Maxon (MCK), is set to begin. The purpose of the lawsuit is to prove that the companies took an active part in a false business conduct to make money, with the aim of receiving monetary compensation. Returning to the continuation of the legal proceedings is a turning point, which began with the plague, so quite a few proceedings stopped. Now that the U.S. is starting to get back to normal, not only will the trial in New York begin,...

Since the beginning of June, the infection rate in Israel has risen gradually and as of 9.6 was 1.53, which indicates the spread of an epidemic, according to data from the Ministry of Health. It should be noted that the coefficient of infection is calculated in the last 10 days reflecting the period of time taken as a safety factor between the infection and the result. In recent days we have witnessed new outbreaks in various places in Israel. Last week, 11 sixth-grade students at Asif Elementary School in Modi'in became infected when 90 students went into isolation. Also, 45 students...

In the last day, 227 people have been diagnosed with the corona virus. This is the highest number of verified per day since April 7, when 276 infections were diagnosed. According to the data, about 120 of the verified are students and staff in the education system, 37 of their families and 12 others were infected abroad. % Of them are not vaccinated. The obligation to wear masks in closed spaces was returned yesterday (Friday) against the background of the point increase in morbidity that occurred in several centers in Israel. However, the police will focus mainly on enforcement against...

The Corona Cabinet convened on Sunday for the first time since the formation of the government, deciding that no new restrictions will be imposed on the public following the rise in viral morbidity. The ministers discussed measures to prevent the re-spread of the corona and to curb the delta strain in Israel. During the discussion, the ministers demanded information from Ministry of Health officials regarding the vaccination of children. Shortly before the cabinet convened, the director general of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, announced his resignation. The Corona Cabinet has...

At the Alon headquarters in the Home Front Command, efforts are being expanded to curb the corona virus, in light of the recent outbreaks of the Delta strain across the country. "The increase in morbidity is abnormal compared to what we expected," says a senior official at the headquarters, "because it is not just in children." He stressed that the headquarters is conducting "aggressive operations", which include sending epidemiological investigations and sampling to each outbreak point, and even increasing the number of investigators by about 500. However, for now there is no intention to...

The Employment Service report states unequivocally what was quite clear to everyone involved: Arab society was more affected by the Corona crisis than Jewish society, as of the end of April 2021, the employment rate in Arab society was only 36.6%, 11.7% lower than before the Corona crisis. . Here are some salient data from the report: • The employment rate in Arab society at the end of April was only 36.6%: a decrease of 11.7% compared to the rate measured on the eve of the outbreak of the corona crisis, compared with a decrease of 7.2% among non-Haredi Jews and 8.4% among Haredi Jews. •...

The Corona Cabinet is convening following the continued increase in Corona morbidity, and after the discussion that took place yesterday ended without agreements on concrete restrictions. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett clarified that in light of the data collected so far on morbidity - the government will strive to protect citizens while maintaining routine and minimal damage to the economy. "We will try to be as transparent as possible," Bennett said at the opening of the cabinet meeting. "We will explain to the public what we are doing, and we will try to give a long notice in advance...