Matty Burnhart, Knitted News21.12.21 18:32 17 Tevet Tishpev
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A 75-year-old patient who was hospitalized in the Corona ward at Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva died yesterday (Monday) after being diagnosed with the Omicron strain, news reports here. He suffered from background illnesses, was vaccinated only twice and it has been more than six months since he received the second vaccine.
A spokeswoman for Soroka Hospital said: “A man in his sixties who was ill in Corona with the Omicron variant died yesterday in hospital. The initial PCR raised the suspicion of the presence of the omicron variant, so the tests were sent for genetic flooring. A positive answer to identify the omicron variant was received yesterday afternoon after his death. We share the family’s grief.
Meanwhile, today the Ministry of Health updated that 170 more verified to Omicron have been identified. To date, 341 verified persons have been identified in Israel, of whom 246 are vaccinated. There is a high suspicion of another 807 cases of exposure to the variant.
From the verified:
• 234 verified returnees from South Africa, England, France, USA, UAE, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Tanzania, Germany, Morocco, Spain, Serbia, Belgium, Cyprus and Turkey.
• 29 verified contacts of returnees from South Africa, England, USA and France.
• 66 in the community (3 events).
• 12 in testing.
Of those 341 verified: 95 were unprotected (unvaccinated, recovered six months after recovery, and vaccinated in a second dose six months after vaccination), and 246 were protected.
In addition, today the Corona Cabinet has been convening for the first time in more than three weeks, with the intention of Prime Minister Bennett and the health system to bring about stricter measures in order to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant in Israel. Cabinet ministers approved in a telephone poll the reduction of the physical presence to 50% in the workplace in the government and public sectors. As part of the decision, the directors of the ministries and the directors of the trust units will be able, to the extent required, to approve a stay of a higher percentage of employees, with reasons and updating by the Civil Service Commissioner.
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