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Following the rise in corona morbidity, and after health ministry experts recommended Wednesday return and wear masks indoors and in gatherings, Corona projector Prof. Salman Zarka said today that the rise in morbidity "worries senior Ministry of Health officials". He recommended to "be careful and put on a mask indoors", but clarified that "Israel will not obligate the public to regulations and restrictions. " In an interview with prof. Zarka the project manager referred to the increase in morbidity and said that "we are monitoring it and conducting situation assessments. As the increase...

A study by the Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University, published tonight (Saturday) in the journal Lancet, shows that the third dose of the vaccine, the booster, reduces hospitalizations by 93%, serious illness by 92% and mortality by 81%. The study was conducted between July 30 and September 23 this year and compared 728,321 Clalit patients who received a third dose of vaccine, and the same number of patients who received only two doses about five months earlier

Senior Health Ministry officials convened a press conference to discuss how to deal with the Omicron strain. The event was attended by the Minister of Health, Nitzan Horowitz, the director-general of the ministry, Prof. Nachman Ash, the project manager, Prof. Salman Zarka, and the head of the public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price. During the press conference, senior ministry officials noted that it is mandatory to wear a mask in open spaces, where there are more than 50 people. Prof. Ash signed the order requiring the mask to be worn outside, and the directive, it turns out, went...

The Employment Service reports this morning (Monday) that in the last day 18,566 new jobseekers were registered, with 39,308 unemployed registered since the closure and since Sunday, 27.12.2020, the day the closure began, a total of 99,234 new jobseekers were registered. The update also shows that 81,923 of the unemployed were released on unpaid leave, and their share of all new job seekers is 82.5%, while 17,311 of them have been fired or resigned and their share stands at 17.5% of all registrants since the closure began

The increase in the number of corona patients in a difficult situation continues: data from the Ministry of Health show that 201 critically ill patients are hospitalized tonight (Saturday) in hospitals across the country, compared with 168 in the update before Shabbat. This is the highest number of serious patients since mid-April. There has also been an increase in the number of respirators and their number now stands at 31. Data from the Ministry of Health show that yesterday 2,435 positive for the virus were diagnosed in Israel and today another 1,589 were diagnosed. That means over the...

The Center for the Collection of Fines in the Enforcement and Collection Authority, which collects the corona fines imposed by the police, reports this morning (Monday) that in the last 12 days, Israeli citizens have been given about 52,000 fines in the amount of NIS 42 million. Since the beginning of the crisis, citizens who violated the regulations have been fined NIS 510,000, in the amount of NIS 312 million. Over 90% of the fines were given for not wearing a mask. One-third of the requests for cancellation of reports filed by citizens against Corona fines issued by police were granted....

A big surprise with the publication of the consumer price index: the index for the month of May rose by only 0.2%, just like in May last year, and below the forecasts of the analysts who expected it to be between 0.5% and 0.7%. Because of this, the annual inflation rate remains at 2.8%, and still meets the target set by the government (1%-3%)

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...

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...