In a meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, which took place this morning (Thursday), senior officials from the Ministry of Health presented a scenario in case a new variant of the corona virus develops in Israel. According to the plan, this will lead to the closure of the sky. The CEOs of the HMOs, who asked Bennett to encourage an increase in the rate of immunization in the fourth dose, were also present at the discussion.
As you may recall, the morbidity data in Corona continue to climb – according to data released this morning by the Ministry of Health. 13,603 verified were diagnosed during the day last night, out of 106,486 tests. The percentage of positives was 19.08%.
The number of seriously ill stands at 301, including 130 respirators, and the number of deaths from the plague so far has risen to 10,455. 16,513 Israeli citizens are currently in solitary confinement. The coefficient of infection continues in the upward trend and climbs to 1.42. This is the tenth day in a row that the number of verified is higher than it was the day before.