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The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening that the number of those infected with the Omicron variant in Israel has risen to 11. According to the ministry statement, five of those infected returned from South Africa, two returned from France, one returned from Malawi, one from England and another from the US. Of the verified, four are not vaccinated, six are vaccinated in a third dose and another verified is vaccinated with the Astra-Zanka vaccine. According to the ministry's announcement, there are fears that another 24 people have been infected with the new strain of corona virus:...

During the month of October, 25,402 jobseekers with disabilities were registered in the employment service, which constituted 9.1% among all jobseekers in that month. This emerges from a special report published by the Employment Service on the occasion of the International Day for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which took place on Friday. Although this is a relatively low rate for the proportion of people with disabilities among the general population since according to the CBS (as of 2020) 12% of those aged 20 and over have a severe functional disability and 29% of those aged...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz have decided to cancel the General Security Service's surveillance of the cell phones of Corona patients who are supposed to be in solitary confinement. Surveillance returned following the South African variant Omicron. Following the public criticism of the surveillance, five days after it was received, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health decided to give up this surveillance tool. The statement said: "At midnight, emergency regulations approved by the government for the use of cellular surveillance by the General...

The average wage in Israel increased in September 2021 compared to the corresponding period in 2020, even though the number of jobs in the economy also increased. This shows that the anomalous situation that characterized the corona crisis - an abnormal increase in the average wage due to the waves of dismissals - is changing and there is a real increase in the average wage. This may be because of the high demand for workers, which creates pressure on employers to raise wages. The average wage of workers in Israel in September was NIS 11.6 thousand per month. This is a decrease of about 1%...

The morbidity of the "Omicron" strain in Israel has remained unchanged for the time being: two verified patients. The Corona virus information headquarters reports that it is suspected that seventeen people have been exposed to the virus - fourteen of them are unprotected. Their samples were sent for flooring tests. Our correspondent Nov Reuben notes that the group of those who are not protected includes those who have not been vaccinated, recover that half a year has passed since their recovery and are vaccinated in the second dose who did not receive an impulse shot after six months....

The Omicron variant could jeopardize the global growth trend and lead to a continuation and worsening of inflation, the OECD report published today (Wednesday) states. Total government and domestic product. According to OECD forecasts, the debt-to-GDP ratio will improve more rapidly relative to previous forecasts by local bodies. The organization expects that the ratio of public debt to GDP will decrease. According to the OECD, following the jump in debt raising, the ratio reached 71.5% in 2020, and it remained the same in 2021. However, as early as 2022, the debt-to-GDP ratio will begin...

Coinbase acquires the Israeli cyber company Unbound Security, and establishes a development center in Israel based on the company and its employees. Purchase amount not reported. Coinbase, founded in 2012, is the largest crypto exchange in the U.S. It has been traded on the Nasdaq since April, and its market capitalization is $ 67.8 billion. Coinbase shares are currently trading at 6% less than on the day of issue. According to the Coinbase website, the company has more than 70 million verified users, living in more than 100 countries. Anbound was established in 2014 under the name Didiq...

"The Bank of Israel has decided to accelerate its study, research and preparation for the possible issuance of a future digital currency, while providing a proper response to the various risks," said Governor Prof. Amir Yaron at a conference held by the Supervisor of Banks. However, he noted that "like many other central banks, the Bank of Israel has not yet decided whether it intends to issue digital currency, and we are still examining the issue. We are committed to being at the forefront of economic and technological knowledge on this issue." The governor said, "It is important to note...

The Knesset's Constitution Committee is expected to approve the regulations approved by the Corona Cabinet last night. The Corona Cabinet approved the outline proposed by the Prime Minister's Office together with the Ministry of Health, according to which on the night between Sunday and Monday the new restrictions will take effect for two weeks to deal with the entry of the new Omicron variant. After the team of experts presented to the ministers his position, which emphasizes the importance of the vaccine more than ever, the ministers voted to close Israel to foreigners for two weeks....

The law to increase the purchase tax on apartments went into effect on Sunday. Under the new law, purchase tax brackets on investors will be changed from three to two. The tax rate will increase from 5% to 8%. The tax for apartment buyers worth up to NIS 5.348 million will be 8%, instead of 5% -7% to date. Buyers of a higher value investment apartment will pay 10%, as has been the case so far. The Ministry of Finance now hopes that raising the tax will curb the purchases of real estate investors. The tax increase was approved in the Knesset without significant changes from the bill...