Against the background of the rise in omicron morbidity in Israel and around the world, and alongside the definition of a number of new countries as red, Prime Minister Bennett will hold a special statement for the media tonight (Sunday) at 20:00.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Health's Classification Committee recommended that the government declare Italy, the United States, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland and Turkey as red states. This list was first published in Israel Today. , The United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Finland, France and Sweden will join the list of red countries to which entry is prohibited.
Photo: Gideon Markovich,
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health updated today that 40 new verifiers for the Omicron strain have been identified.
A total of 175 verified species in Israel.
It was further reported that out of those 175 verified, 53 are considered "unprotected" - that is, unvaccinated, recovering half a year after recovery, and vaccinated with a second dose half a year after the vaccination.
The Ministry of Health also updated that the coefficient of infection, the R, continues the upward trend that indicates the spread of the virus and stands at 1.14.
This is the highest infection rate since 5 September
At a cabinet meeting this morning, Prime Minister Bennett said that “time is running out, and that is simply not enough.
The omicron is already in the country, that is - there are already infections within the community, and we are already seeing an increase in the infection coefficient.
It began.
This time, because of the highly contagious nature of this variant, one has to understand - the collective, national protection that the state gives is not enough.
Everyone, every citizen, must take care of himself, his family and his children. "
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