At noon a special cabinet meeting will be convened

On the way to a third closure? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene a special cabinet meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30 p.m. to discuss restrictions due to rising morbidity in Corona. Apparently he will ask the government Declare a general closure for a period of two to three weeks – In accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health – which will probably come into force next week, in order to allow the public to prepare.

In addition, the Ministry of Health are expected to offer A full and hermetic closure that will begin as soon as possible and will also include the education system and Mt.ך. The controversy now revolves around the due date. The position of the Ministry of Health is that the later it closes, the longer it will have to be. In his view, the closure should continue until we drop to less than 1,000 verified per day.

The Ministry of Health estimates that there will be a heated debate due to the atmosphere of the elections and that there will be a lot of opposition. According to estimates, the closure may begin in about a week in order to give preparation time.

However, Ministry of Health officials believe that closure can be avoided due to the rapid progress in the vaccination campaign among the elderly population.

For example, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said tonight: “71,876. Look at this number – these are just the vaccines that have been reported so far. And there is much more to report. Only three days for Operation ‘Give a Shoulder’ “We’re just getting started, go get vaccinated.”

Due to the high morbidity figures in the army, we have refreshed procedures, announcing that the servants will start getting vaccinated on December 28. Among the instructions given: Soldiers from closed units who went on vacation will return to a departmental capsule for seven days, and then to a company capsule. Discussions will be limited to eight people, and education and welfare activities will be held in open spaces.

Reservists will be recruited for operational purposes only, except for approved exercises and training. All servicemen returning from abroad will enter solitary confinement in an IDF isolation facility. The 10-day isolation termination will be subject to two negative tests. Soldiers living in red cities will only stay in houses and will not be allowed to go out into the public space.

From the HMO General It was reported that yesterday we vaccinated 6,255 insured, mMaccabi It was reported that on the first day of the vaccination operation, about 2,670 insureds were vaccinated, bUnited We vaccinated 1,193 bNational About 500. It should be noted that only people aged 60 and over and hospital staff can now be vaccinated.

HMO executives, including those in charge of operating the vaccination campaign, pointed out Main problem: The lack of transparency and information regarding the amount of vaccines that are expected to reach the funds next week. This fact has led some insureds to leave their details in the hope that they will get back to them before making an appointment. Others received appointments for the month of February.

In the last day the situation has changed and the picture has begun to clear for the box office: Maccabi expects a number of vaccines that will be enough for about 160,000 insured persons by the end of next week, and the United Health Insurance Fund expects a similar number. The National Health Insurance Fund said that they would receive about 24,000 vaccine doses and Clalit clarified that the issue was still under discussion.

It should be noted that the amount of vaccines dramatically affects the planning ability of scheduling appointments, but also the opening of additional vaccination centers. “Why is there a load? Because we do not have queues to give,” a senior official at one of the funds explained yesterday. “We do not currently have the amount of vaccines we know will reach us for sure next week, so we are currently opening a limited number of positions. Once we receive a mass of vaccines and open all our positions – then it is clear we will not vaccinate the entire State of Israel in one day It’s bigger than it is today. ”

Another professional source says, among other things, that the time range for the arrival of vaccines is too wide, which contributes to the uncertainty regarding the opening hours of the vaccination centers.

Although this fact has been clarified on several occasions, the HMOs claim that many citizens who called the centers were those who in any case could not be vaccinated at the moment. “Most of the people who called us were not 60 or older,” said a source at one of the HMOs.