Israel’s czar coronavirus said health authorities on Thursday will call for the full lock to be extended by one week.
The country went into a two-week, nationwide full lock last week, with the closure set to expire on Thursday, January 21. Health officials, however, said the lockout could expanded as a result of the growing COVID-19 cases.
Prof. Nachman Ashes
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Prof. Nachman Ash told Ynet that the restrictions could be eased when the number of COVID-19 cases, which has recently reached a high level, is reduced.
“I hope we can see the beginning of the recession [in new cases] in the next few days, it will take time, “he said. We see the signs that the curve is getting smooth, but not decreasing. “
He said the number of new cases at the beginning of next week as well as a count of serious patients will be a good indication of whether the lock should be extended and for how long.
The police enforce a full lock
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“I’m guessing we need to extend the lockout for another week, but we’ll only know for sure in the middle of next week.”
The professor said that unlike the previous two locksmiths, this time the Ministry of Health did not set a target on a specific number of cases that would include automatic relaxation of restrictions.
“This time it is more complex, we need to consider two new factors: the impact of vaccines and our prognosis for mutation in Britain and how it will affect the rate of the disease. If we see a moderate decline in the number of bad patients., we will be able to come out [of the lockdown] with a slightly higher number of daily cases than last time. “