Health

Ministerial Committee on Declaration of Restricted Areas will convene tonight (Thursday) to announce the imposition of restrictions on a number of cities across the country following the rise in morbidity in Corona. The Ministry of Health has narrowed its requirements, leaving the list of cities of Raanana and Bnei Brak subtracted. The restrictions on the issue concern seven cities: Modi'in Illit, where all educational institutions over the age of 10. Beit Shemesh, which will also close educational institutions above these ages, and also complete closure in the Menucha and Nachala...

An exceptional abstract was presented during the virtual 25th European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Congress (June 11-21). The abstract demonstrated revolutionary outcomes in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), who have very few therapeutic options. The results constitute a historical breakthrough after 20 years in which many attempts have been made to develop a therapy for AML patients who are ineligible for bone marrow transplant

The sharp rise in deaths from coronary virus complications and the number of patients in serious condition: According to data from the West Bank Health Ministry on Sunday 362, the corona virus died from the outbreak of the epidemic. That's eight dead in less than 24 hours. The number of severely ill patients rose to 151, an increase of 10 patients as of Sunday morning, and nearly 4 times over three weeks ago. 47 corona patients are resuscitated. This is the highest figure of patients in serious condition since April 19 - so there were 156 seriously ill patients, 109 of whom are...

The government is examining the possibility of imposing a closure on weekends only, in order to reduce the contagion in Corona at parties and social events and to eliminate the need for a full closure Science Minister Yizhar Shai raised the proposal in a consultation convened yesterday afternoon by Prime Minister Netanyahu in his office in the shadow of the spread of the disease. In response, Netanyahu said that closing on weekends only is an interesting idea and should be examined Netanyahu has already pushed for tougher restrictions, including closing camps, reducing crowds and shutting...

Education Minister Yoav Galant today unveiled the ministry's continuation of plans to open the school year on September 1, under Corona restrictions. According to the plan being formulated by the Ministry of Education, studies in kindergartens and grades 1-4 will in any case take place in classes of up to 18 students per class - so that existing classes in elementary schools will be split into two. In kindergartens the classroom split will be more complex, and will require different solutions like installing a partition inside the kindergarten to create separation between the groups and...

The restaurants and food business will remain open until next Tuesday at 05:00 in the morning, according to the format that has been used until now - the Prime Minister's Office said today (Friday). According to the bureau's announcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Deputy Prime Minister Bnei Gantz have decided to do so in order to allow preparations and due to the purchase of food supplies in restaurants. The decision comes after a fierce protest by restaurant owners across the country, against the decision to reopen the restaurants, except for self-collection and deliveries....

The nurses' strike that began today (Monday) is about to end. In a meeting held tonight between Finance Minister Israel Katz and the chairman of the Nurses' Federation, Ilana Cohen, an outline was agreed for ending the strike. And these are the agreements: 1. An additional 2,000 temporary standards for nurses and 400 for physicians Within three days, a joint team will be set up to make recommendations and conclusions within a month (until August 25) and make a decision - on the scope of the additional additional standard required and the way and date of implementation. 3. The issue of...

A ranking published in the New York Times shows that Israel is in sixth place in the world in terms of the number of new infections per day per million inhabitants. In the first places in the ranking are the Gulf states of Oman and Bahrain, where the virus is spreading rapidly, especially among foreign workers. Before Israel, which affects about 200 people per million inhabitants a day, are Oman, Bahrain, Panama, South Africa and the United States. In Oman, which leads the ranking, more than 300 people per million inhabitants are infected per day, as of the end of July. After Israel in the...

According to data from the Ministry of Health published this morning (Monday), 12,119 corona tests were deciphered, of which 1,039 were positive. The rate of positive tests was 9.2%, which means that one in 11 people was diagnosed with the corona virus. It also shows that in Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Modi'in Illit and Beitar Illit - one in five subjects in the past week was positive for the virus. According to the data, five more people died yesterday and the number of people killed in the plague rose to 473. 317 of the patients are defined as in critical condition. 104 of the patients...

Israel, whose response to the corona virus epidemic was initially considered a success story, especially compared to the way the epidemic was dealt with by countries like the United States, has lost its initial advantage and even worse. On Tuesday, Israel "surpassed" the United States in terms of the number of people infected with the corona virus per million people, for the first time since the end of March. At the end of May, the average weekly number of infected people in Israel was close to zero, while in the United States at that time it was about 80. Since then, the average number...