Health

The Dor Alon Group, which owns the AM: PM and Alonit mini-markets, has launched a new supermarket chain called Extra Market in the TLV mall in Tel Aviv. The chain places emphasis on pastries, meat and fresh fish, and this is an urban chain, but the group insists that the prices are fair. "We are not an expensive chain. This is not the concept, this is not the goal," the group's CEO Oded Golan told Ynet. "We have 12,000 numbers. We are not open 24/7 like AM: PM, and we are cheaper in my opinion than Shufersal Deal, and certainly good taste and mega in the city. "By the end of the year we...

The number of verified people reached a peak of a month and a half yesterday, the Corona also made a comeback in the Knesset - and now the Ministry of Health is re-launching the information campaign and may postpone the abolition of isolation for verified people. Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who himself was positive about the virus yesterday, convened a discussion with senior officials of his ministry this afternoon (Tuesday) following the increase in morbidity, and it was finally decided that alongside the renewal of the information campaign, the elderly population and people at risk...

Following the rise in corona morbidity, and after health ministry experts recommended Wednesday return and wear masks indoors and in gatherings, Corona projector Prof. Salman Zarka said today that the rise in morbidity "worries senior Ministry of Health officials". He recommended to "be careful and put on a mask indoors", but clarified that "Israel will not obligate the public to regulations and restrictions. " In an interview with prof. Zarka the project manager referred to the increase in morbidity and said that "we are monitoring it and conducting situation assessments. As the increase...

Against the background of increasing violence against workers and public servants, Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David announced that: "If no active and effective steps are taken in the next ten days by government ministries and relevant authorities to eradicate the phenomenon of violence against public servants General in the public sector, and every week I will put more and more sectors into sympathy strikes. From medical staff, public sector workers to public transportation drivers. " Histadrut chairman Bar-David added: "Violence against workers serving the public is a phenomenon that,...

10,202 people have been diagnosed positive for Corona in the last day - according to data from the Ministry of Health published today (Monday). This is a verified record since April 4th. 168 patients are hospitalized in critical condition - a 95% jump within a week. The total number of infections in the last week has also jumped by 55%, and stands at more than 55,000. The rate of positive tests stands at 39% - almost the highest since the outbreak of the plague, explained by the fact that only patients are tested. There was also a slight increase in the adhesion coefficient of infection...

"The ultra-Orthodox who enter the site are mainly looking for jobs in high-tech, and we get quite a few resumes from software developers, analysts, etc. In addition, one of the filters we choose the most is work from home, which is great. from afar". This is what Noam Tzobari, co-founder of the "Jobik" website, a new job website for the ultra-Orthodox public, says. The site, which was launched last week, has already been accessed by more than 60,000 job seekers from the ultra-Orthodox sector. This is not the only job site intended for ultra-Orthodox society, but the scope of jobs is...

Prolonged shutdown of three power plants, for the purpose of carrying out maintenance and renovation work, resulted in a decrease in the operating profit of the OPC company controlled by the Canon company of the Idan Ofer group. OPC, which is managed by Giora Almogi, lost NIS 11 million in the second quarter of 2022, an 85% decrease in loss compared to the corresponding quarter in 2021. The second quarter, which is a transition season in Israel and the US, is the seasonally weakest quarter in OFC's operations. The company operates two power plants in Israel and controls (70%) the American...

A new scientific development may lead to blood tests for cancer diagnosis: Weizmann Institute researchers have located genetic changes in the blood of cancer patients, which may represent a "seal" that will enable early diagnosis of various diseases and cancerous tumors - with a simple blood test. The research findings are published in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology. Cancer is the world's leading cause of death, even before heart disease, and the diagnosis is often made too late, when the tumor has already spread and the metastases cannot be destroyed. The currently accepted...

The long struggle of the specialist doctors is bearing fruit: Prime Minister Yair Lapid has decided that the preparation to shorten specialist shifts to 16 hours will begin in the periphery immediately. The chairman of the organization of specialized doctors and the leader of the struggle, Dr. Ray Beaton, announced the withdrawal of the letters of resignation. "We have made a great achievement," said Dr. Beaton. "We have not finished the struggle. But as of now, we have reached a situation where the letters of resignation can be withdrawn."

Sunfrost's frozen bean products are back on the shelves, after their production and marketing was stopped due to the discovery of parts of a snake, a mouse, a snail and a bird's foot, among others, in the company's beans and peas, which is owned by Tnuva. They will gradually return to the points of sale starting today. Sunfrost controls about 70% of the cash sales in the frozen vegetables category. See that Sunfrost has begun the process of improving quality control and sorting at its factory in Migdal Ha'Emek, but has not yet activated the three optical sorting machines it announced it...