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Israel posts 1,472 new virus cases, 2.1% infection rate Ynet | Published: 03.17.21 , 10:09 Israel on Wednesday posted 1,472 new coronavirus cases diagnosed a day earlier, with the infection rate falling to 2.1%. The Health Ministry said that on Tuesday 72,620 tests had been conducted. The ministry said 578 patients are in serious condition, of whom 202 are ventilated. The official death toll now stands at 6,051. comment

Police arrest 12-year-old boy on suspicion of sexually assaulting Tel Aviv women Eli Senyor | Published: 03.17.21 , 14:52 Police on Wednesday arrested a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of sexually assaulting several women on the streets of Tel Aviv. In recent weeks, police officers have been conducting an undercover investigating after several women launched complaints, accusing the teen of indecent acts and attempted rape. comment

Israel officially okays electronic bracelets for returning travelers Moran Azulay | Published: 03.17.21 , 11:56 The Knesset plenum on Wednesday approved in second and third reading that all travelers returning to Israel must wear electronic bracelets for two weeks to make sure they don't break mandatory isolation. According to the proposal, anyone who enters the country will be sent to isolate at while wearing the electronic bracelet. Those who do not consent to the use of technological means will be sent to a state-run coronavirus hotel. comment

Adir Yanko | Published: 03.17.21 , 08:11 Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Wednesday that more than four million Israelis have already received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine and are eligible for a green pass that grants them access to restaurants, cultural and sports events, travel abroad and more. An additional million have had their first jab. "There are still about one million people that could receive their vaccines but have not yet done so," Edelstein said. "I call on all of them do so. There is no reason to wait. You see how effective the vaccines are and how dangerous C...

Virus taskforce chief: Many Israeli adults still unprotected against COVID Prof. Ran Balicer says unvaccinated people make up to 98% of serious cases, warns that while he is overjoyed to see aspects of normal life increasingly returning, more people must get vaccinated against coronavirus as danger not yet over Adir Yanko, Alexandra Lukash | Published: 03.17.21 , 16:21 The head of Israel's national coronavirus taskforce warned Wednesday that a significant proportion of the country's adults were still vulnerable to COVID-19, stressing that unvaccinated people constituted almost all of the ...