The Minister of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, presented gloomy data to ministers at the beginning of the cabinet meeting • Prime Minister Netanyahu told ministers during the meeting: "The closure must be extended until Sunday, we will bring another million vaccines within a week."
Will the closure be extended?
The government is convening at this time (Sunday) for a meeting to discuss extending the closure.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu told the ministers: "In about a week we will bring another million vaccines, but during this week the closure must be extended."
The Knesset plenum approved: The fines for violating the corona regulations will be increased // Photo: Knesset Channel
The head of the public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, presented data to the ministers before the cabinet meeting, according to which about 40% of the morbidity in Israel - at the age of the education system. Dr. Elrai-Price also provided data on the severe and critical coronary heart disease in Israel among young people According to her, in Israel there are 25 patients under the age of 40 who are connected to a heart-lung machine and 17 respirators.
Blue and white chairman Bnei Gantz said at a party meeting today that the closure should continue for a few more days and then prepare for a wide opening of trade and educational institutions that will begin on Thursday. The opening will be mostly in green and yellow cities. In practice, we need to prepare for orderly opening and equal enforcement, "he argued.
Earlier today, the plenum approved in second and third reading the increase in fines for violating corona regulations.
39 supported the proposal against 18 who opposed.
Therefore, the maximum amount of the fines will be increased from NIS 5,000 to NIS 10,000.