Against the background of the continued slowdown in mortality and the decrease in the number of patients in critical condition, the Corona Commissioner Prof. Ash expressed optimism regarding the holiday
Prof. Nachman Ash
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Yehuda Peretz
Reason for optimism: The
corona commissioner, Prof. Nachman Ash, declared that "the decline in morbidity data is encouraging, and I hope that this trend will continue at least until Passover."
2,398 people have been diagnosed in the past day as positive for Corona.
According to the ministry, 85,323 tests were performed on the virus yesterday, so that the rate of positive results is 2.9%.
The data indicate that the plague in Israel returned to the dimensions of the beginning of December, before the beginning of the third wave.
Of the 35,712 corona patients active in the country, 1,007 are hospitalized.
626 of the patients are in critical condition, 263 in critical condition and 214 respirators.
Since the outbreak in Israel, 5,988 people have died from the virus, and yesterday seven people died and 12 died on Tuesday.
This is a further decrease in the number of deaths, so it can be concluded that there has been a slowdown in the mortality rate from the virus in the country.
Prof. Hezi Levy: "We do not consider abolishing the obligation to wear masks" // Photo: GPO
Following the struggle of the residents of the nursing homes and their families to lift the restrictions on visits, the Ministry of Health announced last night that children up to the age of 16 who are not vaccinated will be allowed to enter.
However, the number of visitors will still be limited and each tenant is allowed to receive only three.
As you may recall, for about a year now there have been severe restrictions on visits to nursing homes, even though the vaccination rate against the virus is very high among residents of nursing homes and sheltered housing.
The Ministry of Health stated that "in view of the high immunization rate in the population and the decrease in morbidity indices, after consultation between the Minister of Health and the Director General of the Ministry of Health, it was decided to allow two more visitors to each health institution or welfare institution. , A minor under the age of 16 ".
