A few hours before the tightening of the closure, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health will make a statement to the media.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein are currently making a statement that they defined as "special and significant" regarding the receipt of vaccines in Corona.
The two are expected to announce the receipt of a large shipment of vaccines.
Receive the first shipment of Modern Vaccines, today
The two's announcement comes after earlier today (Thursday), Netanyahu responded to Defense Minister Bnei Gantz's request to prioritize teaching staff in administering vaccines to the virus.
However, it is not yet known when they will actually be vaccinated, as a shortage of vaccines is expected for the first dose, even though today a shipment landed in Israel with 109,000 vaccines from a modern company.
The Ministry of Education has about 8,000 teachers over the age of 60, so the percentage of teachers who have been vaccinated so far is minimal.
Moderna's first shipment is small in scope, in part because it is designed to practice the supply and refrigeration chain.
The vaccines will be stored at a Teva plant in Kfar Saba.
The company's vaccines are stored at a temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius, and not at a temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius like those of Pfizer.
In addition, they are also less susceptible to shaking and can be used for up to 30 days from the expense of deep cooling (Pfizer vaccines can be used for up to five days only).
Simultaneously with the jump in morbidity and towards the entry into a tight closure tonight, the vaccination campaign continues to grow at an impressive rate, with about 1.5 million Israelis vaccinated so far in the first dose.
However, there is concern about a decline in the rate of vaccinators, as the HMOs have announced that they will stop ordering new vaccinators for the first dose, and that they will keep the existing quantities for those who are supposed to receive the second dose.