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4,916 Israelis received a message on Thursday that they are positive about Corona. This is the highest daily verified number since September 27th. However, Channel 12 reported that the Ministry of Health is considering abolishing the isolation of returnees abroad. A total of 157,600 tests were deciphered and the positive rate was 3.15%. This is the highest positive percentage since October 1st. At the same time, the infection rate continues to rise and this morning stands at 1.71 - indicating a very widespread spread of the plague. 169 corona patients are hospitalized in hospitals around...

The first shipment of corona vaccines landed on Wednesday in Israel. With the arrival of the shipment, which includes between 3,000 and 4,000 vaccines created by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein spoke at Ben-Gurion Airport. Netanyahu has stated that he will be the first Israeli citizen to be vaccinated, to serve as an example to the public. "I have served as Israeli prime minister for quite a few years, and this is one of the most exciting moments," Netanyahu said. "This is a holiday for Israel." "It is not obvious...

Returning to the routine, also on the economic side: The consumer confidence index in March rose to 7% - compared to 12% - in the previous month, and similar to the value measured in February 2020, on the eve of the corona crisis, then the index stood at 6%. This is what the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes today (Tuesday). The balance sheet relating to the individuals' intentions for large purchases in the coming year compared to the previous year stands at 24%, similar to February; The balance sheet has been improving since October, when it stood at 45%. The balance sheet relating...

The International Fund for Compensation from Oil Pollution has approved the Ministry of Environmental Protection's request for compensation for the extensive tar pollution that hit the shores of Israel in February. All member states of the Fund's Board of Directors unanimously supported the proposal of the Fund's Director and the Secretariat to approve compensation payments to Israel for the damage to the beaches. Israel, which has been a member of the fund since 2006, estimated the direct expenses as a result of the pollution at NIS 50 million, with the next step being the establishment of...

The Histadrut provides El Al with additional assistance in the amount of NIS 10 million, through the Histadrut-owned business assistance fund. Avi Edri, the trustee of the Histadrut's a transportation and aviation portfolio, admitted in a conversation with Ynet that this is a rare amount of assistance. He said: "There are factories that turn to aid and we find that they can survive without us - so they do not receive aid, but that is not the case with El Al. If we did not support the company, it would have closed. This is the company that has been hit the hardest

A report by the Innovation Authority shows that the participation rate of women in high-tech is low - about a third of the employees. Only about nine and a half percent of the CEOs who have set up start-up companies are women and in fifty-seven percent of the major venture capital funds in recent years there is no woman appointed as a partner. The report also shows that forty-nine percent of all students in five units in mathematics are women and only about a third of those who take matriculation exams in computer science are women

The team of experts at the Hebrew University, in collaboration with Hadassah Hospital, calls on the government to immediately open kindergartens in the green and yellow localities, and then gradually open the education system as soon as possible - even before returning to routine in other areas. According to the university's team of experts, "the damage involved in the sweeping closure of education frameworks outweighs the benefit." They call for a careful and differential opening of the education system as soon as possible. The letter, sent to the government by members of the...

The Corona Cabinet approved the recommendations to extend the green label restrictions to all sectors of the economy, except malls and commerce. This, starting Wednesday next week. Among other things, the cabinet ruled that tests for children up to the age of 12 would be funded by the state, and that the number of participants in closed and open events was also limited. It was further stipulated that the restriction of guests at events and celebrations would be examined. The decision, which will be required for a vote in the government, includes applying the green label outline to all...

Yesterday on Sunday it was supposed to be the most difficult morning of public transport in years, centered on two consecutive strikes by two different drivers' organizations, in different cities and at different times. But the Regional Labor Court did not approve the strike of the striking drivers who belong to the Histadrut's Transportation Drivers' Organization, and decided to issue restraining orders against them. The planned strike for Monday between 10: 00-12: 00, at present, will not take place. On the other hand, the strike of "Koach LaOvedim" was approved and will take place...

The state opening national event to mark Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes' Remembrance Day was held Wednesday night at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The ceremony was attended by President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Speaker of the Knesset and chief justice of the Supreme Court Ester chayut. This year's ceremony was marked by the phrase "until the last Jew - 80 years since the beginning of the mass extermination." In his speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nuclear talks with Iran - and sent a message to the United States: "An agreement with Iran will not...