Tag: pandemic

Record number of corona patients since the pandemic's outbreak.

Within two to four weeks, thousands of people in Israel are expected to become infected every day with the Omicron variant.

The Home Front Command expects the extent of Corona illness to reach more than 15,000 new patients per day come September 1.

The message is that under each stone lies a victim of these numerous bits of fake news.

The Ministry of Health is calling on the Israeli public to get vaccinated despite this information, but one may wish to consult one's physician first.

The Israeli version regarding the chances of a mutated epidemic may be over-optimistic.

“At a time like this, the State of Israel must lend a hand to its people and help those who need it,” says President Reuven Rivlin, clarifying that fines violations of COVID-19 regulations will not be reduced.

Israel's cumulative deficit in the last 12 months (September 2019 - August 2020) is 8.1% of GDP (a deficit of NIS 110.5 billion – $32 billion).

As of Saturday, the total number of cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Israel since the start of the pandemic stood at 20,533.

"Each one of us needs to see to it that we neither become infected nor infect others. We are all responsible for each other."

According to the NY Times on Wednesday, new hot spots continue to emerge and hundreds more people are dying each day in the US.

“This was like a dream that we could protect the elderly, with very little basis in reality,” Linde, who is 72, said.

The US Navy assumes the Chinese navy will make use of the COVID-19-related absence of all US aircraft carriers in the Pacific to deliberately increase military pressure on countries in the entire region.

In two weeks, gatherings of 100 people would be permitted in Israel's public spaces, and in another month and a half, all restrictions of gathering would be lifted.

Israel’s coronavirus death toll reaches 219, but the rate of new infections continues to plummet • Israeli Health Ministry reinstates elective procedures, surgeries and treatment at outpatient clinics.

The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic infected 500 million people, one-third of the world population at the time (equivalent to roughly 2.5 billion people today).

Israel is succeeding in “flattening the curve” and the health system is coping very well.

43,389 Israelis are in voluntary isolation at home, having spent some time near an infected person.

The Chinese wet markets have reopened, bats and other animals are again being sold for food.

There were 488 new cases reported over a 24-hour period on Tuesday, the biggest one day jump since the start of the pandemic.

The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which results in several forms of plague (septicemic, pneumonic and, the most common, bubonic), is believed to have been the cause.

Effective immediately, it is now illegal to leave one's home in Israel unless one has an "essential" need to do so -- at least for the next seven days.

France deployed 100,000 police officers Monday night at fixed checkpoints to monitor the activities of citizens in each local area.

Last Friday, the Dow leaped back from the brink to rise 1,985 points after its previous drop.

All of the emergency measures are in effect until the end of the Passover holiday -- then the government will re-evaluate.

At least 255 Israelis were confirmed to be ill with the virus by Monday, including 21 who are medical staff.

"To say the least, this is a very troubling moment, a moment where I am just distraught at having to take this action."

“Tomorrow around midday the president will assign the task of forming the government to the head of Kachol Lavan, MK Benny Gantz,” the president's office said.

“We will use digital means to track coronavirus patients,” Netanyahu said. “This was approved by the court."

The move paves the way for billions of dollars in federal aid to be made available to state authorities.