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Israel surpasses 5,000 new coronavirus cases for second day in row With 97,395 tests conducted Tuesday, contagion rate climbs to 5.7%; Out of 40,929 patients battling the disease, 609 are in serious condition, with 154 connected to ventilators; death toll stands at 3,292; more than 650,000 Israelis already receive first dose vaccine Ynet | Updated: 12.30.20 , 09:24 The Health Ministry Wednesday morning reported that 5,583 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed on Tuesday, the second day ...

Israel orders end to mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers Israeli nationals returning from abroad will be tested immediately for COVID and sent to self-isolate at home instead; according to data, more than half of arrivals skirted order and sent home Adir Yanko | Published: 12.29.20 , 17:08 Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced on Tuesday that Israelis returning from abroad will no longer have to isolate themselves in state-run coronavirus quarantine hotels. Ministers originally intro...

IDF soldiers perform contact tracing for coronavirus patients. (Israel Defense Forces) The head of the Health Ministry’s epidemiological department resigned Wednesday while launching a scathing attack on the army’s handling of coronavirus epidemiological probes, which it has been tasked by the government to carry out, saying it was running an ineffective, unprofessional system that is sending thousands of people into quarantine unnecessarily. Liora Valinsky, Director of Public Health Nursin...

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CoronavirusIsrael By Aryeh Stern YERUSHALAYIM - A worker wears protective clothing outside the Dan Hotel in Yerushalayim. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90/File) As of 10 p.m. on Wednesday, there will be a requirement for all arrivals to quarantine in a designated hotel upon entry to Israel. This is the policy of the Health Ministry and IDF Home Front Command, which are responsible for the issue, and includes everyone – Israelis and foreign nationals alike, of all professions, entering Israel from ...

0 shares The director of the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Ronni Gamzu, formerly the country’s coronavirus czar, says his hospital will begin vaccinating the general population against COVID-19 from Sunday, according to the Ynet news site. Israel is currently only vaccinating those over 60. Gamzu says the hospital aims to inoculate 4,000 people a day against the virus. Registration will open on the hospital website on Thursday, he says. Im proud to work at The Times of Israel ...

Some Likud lawmakers are calling for party primaries to shake up Benjamin Netanyahu’s party slate ahead of the March elections, following the defection of several Likud members to Gideon Sa’ar’s new party, New Hope. MKs Nir Barkat, Eli Cohen and Shlomo Karhi, express support for the move in interviews with Army Radio. Karhi says the internal vote is needed to “restore the trust of its voters,” while Cohen says a final decision will be made next week. Sa’ar quit Likud earlier this mo...

1,509 shares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweets a chart from Our World In Data showing Israel to be the current world leader in administering COVID-19 vaccines to its population, surpassing the UK. “Tremendous success!” he tweets, alongside the chart showing Israel at the top of the list (0.83 per 100 people). Israel began its drive on Sunday, while Britain started on December 8. The data for the UK and the US, however, was last updated on Monday, while Israel’s appears to be ...

Health Minister: Mutated coronavirus strain already in Israel Pfizer says vaccine likely effective against new mutation and can be tweaked if necessary; IDF task force warns against gatherings over Christmas season, saying it could lead to disease spreading between different sectors of population Ynet, News Agencies | Published: 12.23.20 , 18:04 Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday told the cabinet that Israel has at least four cases of the new mutation of the coronavirus that has app...

0 shares The Goldberg Committee, which vets senior government appointments, will convene tomorrow to discuss the nominations of the new police commissioner and head of the Prisons Service. Border Police chief Yaakov (Kobi) Shabtai has been nominated to serve as the next Israel Police commissioner, a position that has been vacant for two years. Katy Perry was tapped to serve as the next chief of the IPS. She will be the second woman to lead the organization if approved. Kobi Shabtai, comma...