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"Without health there is no economy but without economy there will be no health." This is what the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Professor Amir Yaron, said today at a special press conference he initiated, aimed at presenting a recent snapshot and explaining the policy steps the bank has taken in recent days. "When the crisis ends will depend primarily on the world's ability to overcome the virus. However, it is the right policy that will dictate the rate of crisis exit and determine the size of its vulnerability. Our ultimate goal is to support the economy and society to help the...

The government approved emergency regulations to restrict activity to curb the spread of the Corona virus in Israel and take effect at 1700 on Wednesday. The regulations include further reducing the exit to the public space, imposing liability on employers, closing non-essential stores and imposing restrictions on public transport. The regulations will last for a period of 7 days. According to the new emergency regulations, it will not be possible to leave a place of residence or permanent residence in the public space, but for one of the following purposes or purposes

A report released by the Knesset Research and Information Center on Thursday reveals that there are only 1,437 available respirators in Israel. According to data transmitted to the Knesset by the Ministry of Health, at present there are 2,173 respiratory devices in Israel, of which 708 are used and 28 are abnormal. The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Moshe Bar Seaman Tov, told the committee this morning that another 70 machines were ordered from the private medical system and 900-800 machines from the IDF. He added that there would eventually be 2,864 available machines, but he...

Intel contributes to the fight against the Corona virus and launches a new program under which every dollar donated by an Intel employee will generate another donation from the Intel Foundation up to a maximum of $ 2 million in employee contributions. In total, Intel seeks to raise $ 4 million for donations to fight Corona. The financial donation is for nonprofits operating in the health, education and welfare sectors. Here in Israel, donations have been selected, according to the Intel Foundation, NGOs: MDA, for Strengthening Teams The medical through the provision of protective equipment...

The HMOs received incorrect results for Corona tests, which were caused by manual typing errors in the laboratories. As a result, some subjects received results obtained from samples from other subjects. The extent of the malfunction is still unknown, and the Health Ministry said the mistake was discovered before the results were delivered to the subjects. The office is now trying to recreate the process to match the results to the right subjects. Due to the malfunction, the ministry yesterday ordered a freeze on the results of the tests

The discussion in the government regarding the package of aid to the economy following the Corona crisis ended on Saturday evening with the consensus regarding the NIS 80 billion program. The details of the plan are not yet finalized, and the treasury hopes to present it to the government in the next two days. The discussion of program details and the exacerbation of emergency measures and restrictions will continue today. It appears that NIS 5 billion will be allocated as grants to small businesses, when it is not yet decided how the money will be distributed. The Treasury will now...

The Ministry of Health has unexpectedly frozen the agreement with Mae Heritage to set up a corona testing lab. The lab, which was first published in Calcalist, was scheduled to conduct about 10,000 tests a day starting April 9, and subsequently reach 20,000. The company has already rented a dedicated location in Petah Tikva, and its partner, Chinese BGI, has launched. The cause of the freeze is unclear at this time. Mae Heritage did not respond, but close associates stated that the cancellation was not initiated and is correct at all times to complete the project. The company was supposed...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening declared that all citizens who leave the house "must wear a mask or scarf," also announced a grant to be given to every family with children and the elderly. In addition, the restriction on traffic to and from Bnei Brak was announced. Treasury officials said they were surprised by the promises of special grants and found out just minutes before the statement. PM Olmert asked Israeli citizens to wear masks at every exit from home, or to cover their faces with cloth, two days after Ynet revealed that the Ministry of Health is expected to...

A senior medical procurement officer claims that last week, about 160 respirators were brought to Israel from abroad. He said that at the same time, the production of respirators in Israel accelerated and two new production lines were added, so that every week several tens of respirators are added in Israel. "We will meet the target of 7,000 respirators," he concluded. In the background, the Ministry of Defense announced that in the coming days, 11 Israeli aircraft will complete an air train of equipment from China

In a second and third reading, the Knesset approved the amendment to the State Basic Law, which would allow the government to increase its spending in the current fiscal year to budget the treatment of the Corona crisis. Without their support, the amendment would not have been approved. Right-wing members were absent from the vote, so the government initially had trouble recruiting sixty-one Knesset members required to approve a Basic Law amendment. Knesset Speaker Benny Gantz congratulated Knesset members on approving the amendment to the Budget Fundamentals Law