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The Ministry of Health, the health funds and the inpatient system are not prepared for an outbreak of an infectious viral disease, such as pandemic influenza, for which some 2,250,000 people may be infected, according to an annual report by the state comptroller published on Monday. Medication shortages, which today account for only 16% of the population, vaccines and outpatient solutions. In addition, the visitor warns of a shortage of ICU and respiratory machines. In fact, on days when doctors, nurses, MDAs and other medical professionals work nights to treat the large number of corona...

The government approved emergency regulations to restrict activity to curb the spread of the Corona virus in Israel and take effect at 1700 on Wednesday. The regulations include further reducing the exit to the public space, imposing liability on employers, closing non-essential stores and imposing restrictions on public transport. The regulations will last for a period of 7 days. According to the new emergency regulations, it will not be possible to leave a place of residence or permanent residence in the public space, but for one of the following purposes or purposes

The discussion in the government regarding the package of aid to the economy following the Corona crisis ended on Saturday evening with the consensus regarding the NIS 80 billion program. The details of the plan are not yet finalized, and the treasury hopes to present it to the government in the next two days. The discussion of program details and the exacerbation of emergency measures and restrictions will continue today. It appears that NIS 5 billion will be allocated as grants to small businesses, when it is not yet decided how the money will be distributed. The Treasury will now...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening declared that all citizens who leave the house "must wear a mask or scarf," also announced a grant to be given to every family with children and the elderly. In addition, the restriction on traffic to and from Bnei Brak was announced. Treasury officials said they were surprised by the promises of special grants and found out just minutes before the statement. PM Olmert asked Israeli citizens to wear masks at every exit from home, or to cover their faces with cloth, two days after Ynet revealed that the Ministry of Health is expected to...

After about a year and a half of an unprecedented crisis and three election campaigns, Israel will soon have a government: The Likud and Blue Blue on Monday signed an agreement to form a rotating government that should include 32 ministers - the largest ever. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in office for a year and a half, followed by his replacement for another one and a half years. The Labor Party will also join. Sources on her right say: "Netanyahu shows us the way out." The main summaries on how the government will be conducted: * The government will be equal and so will...

The government approved Wednesday a resolution on the operation of fireworks and laser shows in preparation for the Independence Day to be held this year under a general closure, in an attempt to prevent the wave of infection in Corona. According to the decision, in a local authority with more than 20,000 residents, two fireworks operating centers will be operated, with maximum dispersal of the operating sites in the authority, to prevent congregation. In addition, the authorities must, in every possible way, inform the residents of the prohibition on reaching the operating centers as well...

PM Netanyahu will hold a hearing on the operation of the education system at noon. The Ministry of Health wants to resume activity according to the morbidity data so that educational frameworks are not opened in areas with a high infection rate. The government last night repealed the ban on staying more than five hundred yards away from home during sporting activities The resolution will only take effect after Independence Day, Thursday at 8 am. On Independence Day, thousands of police will enforce the closure and erect checkpoints on exits from the cities. Police will not allow meals and...

Full exit strategy from the crisis: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has recorded "great achievement" in the fight against the spread of the Corona virus. During a press conference held in his Jerusalem office, Netanyahu on Monday presented a series of countries where the proportion of patients and the dead is relatively higher than in Israel, noting that "Israel's achievements serve as a model for many countries." At the outset, Netanyahu said: "Our response to the Corona crisis, the global crisis, is unabated. We are not letting go of the effort to overcome the virus that...

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) data released on March, a 19.1% increase in food chain revenue was recorded. . The sharp rise in food chains has led to an increase of 4.1% in March in all marketing chains. It can be estimated that most of the increase was achieved from the contribution of food and pharmacy chains, since apart from most of these areas, most of the retail activity was disabled with the closure of shopping malls and street shops, following the Ministry of Health's guidelines. A quarterly analysis shows that in January-March, there was an increase of 2.2%...

In April, 177,000 new job seekers registered - down 76% compared to March, when the number of new unemployed was 756,000. According to an April report released by the Employment Service on April, an average of 6,200 new jobseekers were registered each day. Of the new jobseekers in April, about 21,000 were laid off (about 12%), compared with about 6% in March. This is due to a 79% reduction in the use of foreign currency. "The Employment Service expects many of the IDF job seekers to be laid off," it said. The number of unemployed reached a record high of 1.15 million in April, which is 28%...