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The Corona Cabinet is convening following the continued increase in Corona morbidity, and after the discussion that took place yesterday ended without agreements on concrete restrictions. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett clarified that in light of the data collected so far on morbidity - the government will strive to protect citizens while maintaining routine and minimal damage to the economy. "We will try to be as transparent as possible," Bennett said at the opening of the cabinet meeting. "We will explain to the public what we are doing, and we will try to give a long notice in advance...

A record in shopping ahead of Rosh Hashanah: this year in September we spent over NIS 38.811 billion on credit cards within Israel - an increase of 21.4% compared to 2021. For comparison, in September 2021 expenditures totaling NIS 31.961 billion were recorded, according to data from the Automated Bank Services Company, which manages and develops The national credit card payment system. The data does not include online purchases from websites abroad and does not include shopping overseas

A new estimate, the second this year, of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on the Israeli economy, indicates a worsening in the decline in the gross domestic product in the first quarter by 1.9%, compared to the estimate published last month, according to which growth in Israel was only 1.6%. It should be noted that the gross domestic product per capita recorded a more significant decrease of 3.5% due to the increase in the population. Hogg argues that two consecutive quarters of negative growth indicate the beginning of a recession, but at present, there is no data on the second...

The Indian strain of Corona virus was found in five students from different schools in Israel. This is according to data from the Ministry of Health's situation assessment report distributed this morning (Thursday). The schools where this variety was located are: Dekel Vilnai and the field plant in Ma'ale Adumim, paths in Pardes Hanna, Keshet in Ashdod and Yosef in Holon. To date, the Ministry of Health's national genomic flooring system has identified 41 cases of Indian variant, of which 24 are from abroad (21 foreigners) and 17 cases in the community, some of which have no connection to...

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman has decided to increase compensation for businesses affected by the Corona crisis in 2020. The compensation will be given as a one-time grant. The Ministry of Finance has established several assistance routes for businesses that have been affected due to the decrease in the scope of their activities. After examining the entitlements and providing a response to businesses that were particularly severely affected during 2020. Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman: "Thanks to the responsible conduct of the government and the preservation of business sector...

The Ministry of Health updated Friday that 2,479 people were diagnosed in Corona last week - a figure that is about half the week before, when 5,011 people were diagnosed with the virus. This is the lowest figure since June 2020. The total number of people infected in Israel since the outbreak is 833,707. Also, 56 people died this week - after 93 people died last week. This is the lowest figure since November. The total death toll from the virus is now 6,220. In the last day, 331 people have been diagnosed with corona carriers. Out of 35,768 tests, the positive rate is 1%. The test data...

Data released by the Ministry of Health shows that yesterday 1,430 people were diagnosed as positive for Corona. Of the approximately 87,000 corona tests conducted yesterday - 1.66% were interpreted as positive. From midnight on Friday until the end of Shabbat, another 670 Corona carriers were diagnosed in Israel. Over the weekend there was an increase in the number of critically ill patients, and it now stands at 89, of which 18 are connected to respirators. Prof. Eran Segal, component of the Weizmann Institute's corona prediction model, who revealed some of the morbidity data as early as...

Since the beginning of June, the infection rate in Israel has risen gradually and as of 9.6 was 1.53, which indicates the spread of an epidemic, according to data from the Ministry of Health. It should be noted that the coefficient of infection is calculated in the last 10 days reflecting the period of time taken as a safety factor between the infection and the result. In recent days we have witnessed new outbreaks in various places in Israel. Last week, 11 sixth-grade students at Asif Elementary School in Modi'in became infected when 90 students went into isolation. Also, 45 students...