Articles by July, 2020

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...

Israel suffers from a large number of workers with low work skills and a very weak professional training system. These two data contribute greatly to the relatively low productivity data of the Israeli worker. In an OECD skills testing survey, Israel ranks 28th out of 34 countries. Moreover, in computer skills Israel is ranked 24th out of 29. Israel's investment in vocational training for adults is among the lowest among OECD countries and stands at less than 0.4% of public spending on education, placing it among the last five places out of 19 countries surveyed. Israel also came in third...

Shikun VeBinui is the winner of the tender for the construction of the intelligence complex in Likit, whose construction cost is estimated at NIS 3-2.5 billion. This was announced by the director of the move south to the Ministry of Defense. This is a PFI tender in which the winning company will finance, plan, build, operate and maintain the complex - which is expected to contain 350,000 square meters that will be built on an area of ​​2,500 dunams - for 26 years. The Blikit Intelligence Campus is the latest and most complex tender issued by the defense establishment as part of the IDF's...

The buses will return to operate on Monday after 22:00. Transport Minister Miri Regev said the decision to resume operations at night - just a few days after it was interrupted - was made "following an assessment of the situation with senior officials and public transport companies." Last week, the Ministry of Transport decided that bus traffic would be halted at 10 p.m., unless buses leave train stations. At the same time, last Thursday, the buses began operating at half the capacity - 32 passengers on an intercity bus and 30 on a city bus

The Bank of Israel extends the outline of freezing of bank loan payments received in May due to the Corona crisis. The Supervisor of Banks announced today (Monday) the extension of the possibility of freezing loans, when according to the new outline it will be possible to apply for a freeze for all types of loans such as consumer loans, mortgages or business loans, until the end of October. The significant expansion of the mortgage has been made in the field of mortgages: It has been established that in this area, customers who have already requested a mortgage freeze will be able to...

Thousands demonstrated on Wednesday night in Jerusalem, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resign following the indictments against him for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. The demonstrators gathered in front of Netanyahu's residence, then marched on King George Street toward Zion Square. Hundreds of marchers blocked the light rail route on Jaffa Street using chairs and tables from local cafes. The police used cavalry and water spray to disperse the demonstration, and one demonstrator...

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 Israeli economy contracted in the first quarter of 2020 by 6.9% at an annual rate, after an increase of 4.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019. This emerges from the third estimate for the first quarter published today (Monday) by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The negative development of the quarter was affected Directly from the corona crisis and the government's steps to halt the spread of the virus, which slowed economic activity. The CBS 'first estimate predicted a contraction of 7.1% in the quarter and a second estimate of 6.8%. The sharp decline in car imports intensified...