Increased to 939 when the corona mates in Israel • 1,894 new patients were diagnosed today • The percentage of positive results - 7.8%

• The entrance to Shaare Zedek Hospital, last week

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Fourteen people died from the corona virus during Monday, bringing the death toll in Israel to 939 people, the Ministry of Health announced tonight (Monday).

1,894 people were diagnosed with new blues out of 25,366 tests performed since midnight.

The proportion of patients who came out positive on examination stands at 7.8%.

The number of patients with the virus so far stands at 116,595 people, of whom 20,648 are active patients.

891 of the patients are hospitalized, 437 are in critical condition, and 125 are resuscitated.

A slight encouragement picture can be seen in the slight decrease in the number of patients in a difficult situation, after 458 patients were reported yesterday and 448 on Saturday.

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The Corona Cabinet has ruled tonight that classes will not open tomorrow in "red" cities, at least until Thursday.

The decision is valid for all ages, but not for special education and youth at risk, and it may change after another hearing on Thursday, when the issue of traffic restrictions in the "red" cities and the issue of studies next week will be discussed.

The cities defined as "red" by the Ministry of Health are Dalit al-Carmel, Tira, Ein Mahel, Emanuel, Kfar Qassem, Asfiya, Kfar Aza, Kfar Kanna, Rechasim, Zemer, El Batuf, Lakia, Beit Jen, Ibelin, Ma'ale Iron, Kfar Bara, Jaljulia, Nahal Sorek Regional Council, Kaabiyah-Tabash-Hajajara, Jadeida Makr, Umm al-Fahm, Jat, Tiberias and Beitar Illit.

According to the "traffic light model", many restrictions will be imposed on those cities.

The corona ward at Shaare Zedek Hospital is the only one with full occupancy, yet many other hospitals - such as Hadassah Ein Kerem, Barzilai and Bnei Zion - have high occupancy.

In addition, 1,985 health staff members are in isolation: 327 physicians, 552 nurses and 1,106 workers in other professions.

Meanwhile, the Histadrut Laboratories announced this morning that they will return to negotiations with the Ministry of Finance on wage issues, in light of the request of the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, not to aggravate the strike. time limit.