Bennett: These will be tough weeks, we will reach several million infected in Corona
The prime minister warned of the morbidity due to the spread of the omicron but made it clear that government policy does not support closures. “There is no room for panic or hysteria, the tsunami is coming and going.
We will protect those who need it. "In addition, he sharply attacked Netanyahu:" eroding public trust in the antigen, irresponsible and unpatriotic behavior. "
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11/01/2022
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 18:20 Updated: 18:46
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said tonight (Tuesday) that "we will reach several million infected people in Israel."
This, during a statement he made from the Tel Aviv campus, about the government's ways of dealing with the spread of the omicron strain and the rise in the number of verified and isolated
. The prime minister said he wanted to maintain three principles in the fight against the virus. "One is that the economy should be as open as possible and the economy should continue to function.
The second thing is that we protect the most vulnerable.
And the third thing is that we take care of the children. "
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Bennett at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, tonight (Photo: Flash 90, Noam Rivkin Fenton)
"I do not want people to lose their jobs," he continued.
"It is easy to close a business, difficult to re-establish. We remember the abandoned businesses of the first waves. But we will not leave the citizens alone. The state enters you under the stretcher. Insulation also has an economic price so all workers will be paid from the first day of isolation."
Regarding the possibility of a closure, Bennett said that "a closure does not help, in the Netherlands a closure has been imposed and there is a jump in morbidity. I am not going in the direction of closure, I am going in the current direction. Rational action. "
Bennett (Photo: Flash 90, Noam Rivkin Fenton)
Earlier, the Ministry of Health announced that the isolation period for verified patients would be shortened to only seven days, if no symptoms of the disease appear in the last three days.
If such symptoms do appear during this time period, patients will be required to complete ten days of isolation, as has been the case so far.
The decision will take effect this coming Thursday.
Earlier, the recommendations of the Ministry of Health's expert cabinet, which convened last night, were published.
The Cabinet recommended not to close schools despite the high number of isolations - but to allow hybrid learning.
It was also recommended to instruct adults in the risk groups to reduce the meetings to a minimum for a few weeks, and to move to remote work (while providing compensation).
In addition, experts have recommended imposing restrictions on large gatherings for the next few weeks and setting a purple mark for enclosed spaces in the hope of reducing the extent of the serious illness, but cautioned that there is ambiguity regarding the effectiveness of the move in the current situation.
Experts estimate that it is not possible to stop the current wave of illness, not even by drastic measures.
"A reasonable working assumption is that the wave is unstoppable, even with the help of maximum measures, including the announcement of a closure. There may be a temporary slowdown - but no stopping," the summary of the hearing said.
However, experts note that more evidence is accumulating from around the world that the omicron strain is less violent than previous corona strains.
"Data from abroad continue to demonstrate reduced omicron violence against Delta in terms of hospitalizations, and even more so - critical / respiratory patients," it read. But not to the point of collapse. "
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The Ministry of Health updated this morning that 37,887 people have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease in the last day, with the positive test rate being 11.38%, and the infection rate rising to 2.05.
Alongside these, there has been a consistent increase in the number of patients in critical condition.
The figure has increased in the past day from 223 to 247, and in total by almost 50 in two days.
The number of respirators is 59. 8,271 people have died after being infected in Corona since the outbreak of the plague in Israel.
According to the data, 148,503 people are in isolation.
The National Emergency Authority estimated last night that 10% of the labor force will be absent from the economy today, with the expectation for next week being that 30% will be forced to be absent from work.
However, according to the forecast, no significant shortage is expected in the supply of essential products to the public.
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