Three million Israelis have already received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Health reported Monday night.
With about 35,000 citizens receiving the second injection alone on Monday, nearly a third of the country’s population has been vaccinated against coronavirus while an additional 15% received the first dose and waited for it enhance the picture.
The Ministry of Health also said that 3,324 new cases of COVID-19 were detected at midnight out of about 44,000 tests, meaning that 7.5% of the tests gave a positive result – the highest number of such in days.
Israel came out of closures six weeks ago, opening schools for children under 10 and allowing a growing list of businesses to reopen.
According to the ministry, there were less than 40,000 active cases of coronavirus nationwide, 801 patients in the hospital were in poor condition and 270 of these were on ventilators.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, 5,593 people have died due to COVID-19-related complications.
Jerusalem is the city with the most active cases of coronavirus in Israel with 5358 patients currently battling the virus. The capital is then followed by Tel Aviv-Jaffa who has listed 1,913 active coronavirus patients, Bnei Brak with 1,225, Petah Tikva with 1,182 and Ashdod with 1,182 active coronavirus patients.
The government is expected to meet Tuesday to discuss the option of putting an overnight curfew on the Purim holiday that begins Wednesday and lasts three days.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers earlier Monday that he has heard of planned parties and other crowded events scheduled for the holidays. “We need to stop these incidents,” said the prime minister.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said he hoped public transport services would be reduced and the number of people allowed on buses at one time would also be low to prevent potentially large gatherings. the spread of the disease.
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Primary students in Givatayim return to class earlier this month after a six-week closure
(Photo: Amir Huber)
Meanwhile, ministers are also debating whether to increase the number of students allowed to return to personal study after fifteen city high bars announced on Sunday that they would start personal classes for grades. Wednesday 7-10 according to government orders.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said he would call on schools to reopen in areas with low morbidity and a high percentage of vaccinated residents.