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2021-08-14T16:58:07.053Z


Corona: Homeland Security Minister Bar-Lev recommends postponing the start of the school year for a month • Meanwhile: According to the World Health Organization, a Chinese scientist was the first to be infected in Corona • On the southern front in the country: IDF drops Hamas skimmer in Gaza


The fourth wave: congestion in the hospitals in the center

Hospitalization loads are felt this weekend in hospitals in the center of the country, and verified patients from the center are transferred to hospitals in Jerusalem.

Two days after the decision to give a third dose to those aged 50 and over as part of an attempt to cope with the increase in the number of verified, it seems that the hospitals will face a difficult burden.

It should be noted that the regulation of patients is part of a broad vision of the Ministry of Health to produce a reasonable balance between the hospitals, and regardless of the severity of the patients' condition.

The Ministry of Health estimates that by the end of the month there will be about 17,000 verified daily.

The Minister of Internal Security, Bar-Lev, recommends postponing the start of the school year for a month

Bar-Lev said this morning (Saturday) that at the last Corona cabinet meeting, he advised its members to postpone the start of the school year for the month, from September 1 to October 1.

According to Bar-Lev, the fact that there will be only six school days in September, and against the background of the increase in corona morbidity: "It does not make sense to start school on September 1."

He claims the postponement "will help bend the morbidity curve during September."

He added: "The Corona Cabinet has not yet received my recommendation, but I believe it will eventually be accepted."

Minister of Internal Security Amar Bar-Lev, Photo: Dudi Vaknin

The southern front of the country: The IDF dropped a Hamas skimmer in the Gaza Strip

The skimmer was monitored throughout the incident.

The IDF spokesman said: "The IDF will continue to act to prevent any violation of the sovereignty of the State of Israel."

Meanwhile, on the northern front, the IDF shot down a Hezbollah glider. This incident took place in the vicinity of another incident on the border with Lebanon. On Wednesday, IDF forces reportedly shot down a Hezbollah terrorist glider, after crossing the border into Israel, from Lebanon.

The incident occurred about a week after Hezbollah fired more than 10 rockets at Israeli territory.

The World Health Organization reports: A Chinese scientist may have been the first to be infected with corona

A report by the organization's investigative team indicates that the global epidemic may have started with a scientist infected with the virus while collecting bats from the field. Dr. Peter Ben Ambark, a Danish scientist who led the researchers, claims: It is "very unlikely" to avoid further arguments with the Chinese authorities - where the plague began.

Scientists test corona detection tests in China (archive), AP

Violence on buses in the country strikes again

A passenger who refused to wear a mask hit the driver, cursing and hitting him with his telephone, near the town of Shvut Rachel.

The bus driver was hit in the face and taken to the hospital.

Following the serious assault case, the entry of the buses to Shvut Rachel was stopped, in coordination with the company's management and the police.

The head of a branch jointly with the Forced Transportation for Workers' Industry, Tamar Ohana, said of the incident: "The soft hand that the police use towards the attackers of the drivers is not clear."

Arms threats in the United States continue to surprise

The US continues to surprise us this weekend with the deadly gun threats that are recurring in it.

21-year-old Shamaya Lynn from Florida State of Altmona Spring was killed Tuesday (Thursday) by a bullet fired from a gun that was left unattended in her home and hit her head.

The incident occurred while she was participating in a job interview at Zoom.

the shooter?

Her toddler son.

Police arrived at Lynn's home after one of the callers reported that he saw the toddler, when suddenly a noise was heard.

Then, he said, he saw Lynn fall forward.

Investigators also said the gun with which the toddler shot his mother in the head belonged to his father, Shalev and Lynn have another child.

The two were not injured in the incident.

The incident is under investigation.

National disaster in Turkey: Deadly floods flooded the north

At least 44 people have died in floods and mudslides that have hit northern Turkey in recent days, the country's emergency and disaster services said on Saturday.

The heavy rains that hit the Black Sea region have flooded the districts of Bartin, Castamono and Sinop since Wednesday.

Many houses were destroyed and at least five bridges were damaged, which resulted in many vehicles being swept away by the raging water.

According to reports in the country, there are at least 330 missing in the flood disaster in Turkey last weekend. More than 2,200 people were evacuated from their homes in the north of the country. Erdogan visited one of the cities affected by the floods and mudslides: The disaster was caused by the reduction of river banks from 400 to only 15 meters.

An area in the Turkish city of Bozcourt that was hit by the floods in the north of the country, Reuters

In Afghanistan, control is tightening: the Taliban has conquered the country's second-largest city

The rebels have captured the cities of Kandahar in the south and Harat in the west, the second and third largest in Afghanistan - and now control about two-thirds of the country, just weeks before the US plans to return its last forces. this.

Source: israelhayom

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