Prime Minister, Naftali BennettReferring tonight (Thursday) to the declining trend of the fifth wave and said that “at a good time the omicron wave broke. There is a steep decline in the number of difficult and verified patients. “We are all, to be in first place in growth in developed countries. This is a level we have not seen in 21 years, this is a great gift to the entire Israeli public.”
As we were the first to act and close the sky with the onset of the wave, now we are gradually releasing the limitations. “Earlier today I had a discussion with the Minister of Health and a number of professionals, we will stop using the green label and in the coming days we will announce further relief,” he concluded.
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The prime minister’s remarks come after the Ministry of Health announced this morning that there was a further decrease in the number of daily verified patients, the number of serious patients, the daily verified percentage and the coefficient of infection. About 18.73% – a decrease of about one percent compared to the previous day.
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The number of critically ill patients has also dropped to 927, including 271 respirators. The coefficient of infection decreased to 0.68. The death toll has risen to 9,651 since the outbreak.
Following this, the Prime Minister held a special discussion today on the removal of restrictions with Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Director General of the Ministry of Health Prof. Nachman Ash, Head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, and representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Home Front Command. At the end, it was decided not to extend the outline of the green sign and that the obligation to perform an antigen test at the entrance to nursing homes would continue. A further discussion on additional relief will be held later.
Meanwhile, sources in the health system told Maariv that there was a lot of tension during the hearing. According to the sources, Bennett sought to remove all the restrictions but encountered opposition from the Ministry of Health. The ministry explained that at least comprehensive monitoring should be left around Ben Gurion Airport, as well as the obligation to wear masks in crowded events.