Facing the outbreak of the Fifth Wave: The Corona Cabinet is discussing an increase in morbidity

Ministers will decide on the continuation of government policy in the face of the spread of the omicron strain and disease peaks.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health announced a shortening of the isolation period to one week only, while the Cabinet of Experts called for restrictions on large gatherings in enclosed spaces.

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11/01/2022

Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 17:05 Updated: 19:55

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In the video: Long queues for antigen tests (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

The Corona Cabinet convenes tonight (Tuesday), against the backdrop of the spread of the fifth Corona wave.

Ministers will decide on the continuation of government policy in light of the increase in the number of patients and the isolated.

Earlier, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement in the Kirya in Tel Aviv that "we will reach several million infected people in Israel."

Ahead of the cabinet meeting, the Ministry of Health recommended that ministers allow PCR tests even for those not over the age of 60 and in risk groups, and completely eliminate isolation for asymptomatic vertebrae if they hold vital positions.

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.

Ministers will decide on the continuation of the policy.

Corona Cabinet Meeting, October (Photo: Government Press Office, Kobi Gideon)

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.

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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. "

Tonight, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the government's policy is not to go to the closure. I'm not going in the direction of closure, I'm going in the current direction. It's easiest to press the lock button, but it does not work. Do not do things to feel good, act rationally. We are going to manage an inevitable wave, there is no country other than China that can avoid the wave, the question is how do you deal with it. "

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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