The Ministry of Health said Tuesday that 3,594 people tested positive for coronavirus a day earlier, the highest number in months.
The ministry said 86,857 tests were carried out on Monday, setting the fall rate at 4.2%.
Medicine in underground parking on Rambam Healthcare Campus converted into an intensive care facility
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At least 472 patients are in poor condition, 119 of whom are ventilated. The official death toll is now 3,111.
The Director General of the Ministry of Health said Dr. Hezi Levi told Ynet the figures show that the country is “in the midst of an infectious rise” that needs a quick response.
On Monday, the coronavirus cabinet, which is leading the government’s response to the pandemic, approved a series of new restrictions in an effort to fight the pandemic.
Coronavirus laboratory test at Rehovot
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Measures agreed by the government include forced isolation for Israelis arriving abroad in state-run coronavirus hotels for 14 days, or 10 days if the person who returned back on two negative coronavirus tests before entering the hotel.
The rules come into effect on Wednesday at 10pm and will remain in place for at least 10 days.
Travelers from countries that did not require compulsory isolation before the cabinet decision will be exempt from the rule as long as they land in Israel before 26 December.