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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...

The Central Bureau of Statistics published a comprehensive survey at noon (Sunday) in which many Israelis were asked about their health, mental and economic status during the period of the second wave of the Corona virus. Naturally, the concerns that arise around the health crisis are also related to the mental health and economic well-being of Israelis, especially in light of the closure imposed in the first wave, and the fear allows for a closure in the near future. More than half of Israelis fear that they will not be able to cover their monthly expenses. This is an increase of 9% from...

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...

Following the Corona crisis and the severe economic crisis affecting many workers in the economy and the self-employed in particular, Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David decided to fire them for the self-employed and ordered the establishment of a special fund to distribute food parcels to the self-employed and families in financial distress. Through the funds that will be deposited in the fund, the Histadrut will in the near future distribute thousands of food packages to the self-employed, each of which will include products worth NIS 350

Israeli democracy - disabled. On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, the Knesset plenum approved the law, also known as the "Great Corona Law," which will allow the government to declare restrictions on Corona without waiting for Knesset approval. 48 voted for the law, 35 opposed, and no one abstained. Contrary to the original intention, which would have allowed the government to bypass the Knesset and issue immediately valid orders, the proposal formulated in the Law, Constitution and Justice Committee requires approval of regulations from the relevant Knesset committees, although...

The second wave that comes in the summer days, mass unemployment, business closures and protests, bring with them pessimism about citizens' economic situation in the country, and their economic situation in the household - according to a survey of consumer confidence for the first half of July, published today (Wednesday) by the Central Bureau of Statistics. CBS). Consumer confidence in the economy in the first half of July continues to fall to 28%, while in June it stood at a negative rate of 23%

The Corona Commission on Tuesday approved the exclusion of the restaurants from the government order, and their continued activity includes sitting in closed spaces. This is contrary to the decision of the government. Eight members of the committee supported the opening of the restaurants, in front of three opponents. Blue and white were absent from the vote in coordination with the Likud. The restaurants will now be able to open after they closed this morning, following the failure of contacts between Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and committee chairman MK Yifat Shasha Bitton. According...

While the unemployment benefit ceiling is NIS 10.5 thousand per month, in practice unemployment benefit payments have been much lower in recent months. Thus, only 2% of the recipients of the benefits received more than NIS 10,000, and 64% received less than NIS 5,000; This emerges from data published by the National Insurance Institute. According to the data, 4% of unemployment benefit recipients receive less than NIS 1,000 a month and 9% receive between NIS 1,000 and NIS 2,000. 38% of benefit recipients receive between NIS 3,000 and NIS 5,000 per month. Since the beginning of the crisis,...

Thousands demonstrated Tuesday night against the prime minister and the laws he is trying to pass in the Knesset that they believe are undermining democracy. The demonstrators from dozens of organizations gathered near the Prime Minister's residence on Balfour Street, and began marching towards the Knesset, where they demonstrated for about two hours and then returned to Balfour accompanied by District Commander Superintendent Doron Yedid and senior police officers. After 11 p.m., clashes broke out between protesters and police and six protesters were arrested. Police in riot gear stormed a...

The Corona Commission has ruled that beaches and swimming pools will remain open on weekends. The committee decided to postpone the vote on the opening of the restaurants, apparently in the evening. Voting on the opening of museums, attractions and gyms has been postponed for the rest of the week. At the beginning of the meeting, the chairman of the committee, Yifat Shasha Bitton, referred to the restrictions that the government decided on over the weekend and said that "we are still having a dialogue with the government. We will not vote on what has not yet been agreed. "However, she...