Health Minister’s statement, this morning
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Health Minister Yuli Edelstein this morning (Tuesday) called on government ministers to decide on a full and tightened closure in the face of rising morbidity. “We want to build a bridge between the terrible disease situation and the success of the vaccines,” Edelstein said ahead of the cabinet meeting at 2:45 p.m. “We can build the bridge on one condition – that we do not play as if. We need to reach a full closure in the State of Israel without work, except for vital work, with a closed education system and zero gatherings.”
In his estimation, “doing nothing today is many hundreds more dead and thousands more seriously ill. The government made the decision to close the Tishrei days when we were with 2,900 verified per day. Today we counted more than 8,000 verified and no government decision has been made yet.”
Minister Edelstein. “Do not play as if”
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Edelstein added: “There is a possibility to get out of this. If we put aside all the irrelevant considerations and remember that there is a mutual guarantee in the country. I suggest that every citizen think what his personal responsibility is. It is possible to get out of this trouble In the normal years. “
When asked by Ynet, the Minister of Health replied that the delay and delay in decisions arise in human life. “Some of those patients are elderly, who have already received the first shot of the vaccine,” he said. “They were already meters from being saved from this disease, and today there are outbreaks in nursing homes, where the vaccinations have already been carried out. Maybe it is not too late to stop. The ball is in the hands of the government today and tomorrow in the Knesset. Clasp”.
He added that there would be no discounts for anyone in the State of Israel as he put it, when asked if the ultra-Orthodox education system would also be closed in the event of a tight closure. “The closure will be a closure, and will not be attributed to any field and public. It is time to act together and understand this,” he noted. “I see anyone who tries to torpedo health decisions as guilty. Enough with this anarchy. Let’s do things that every sane person understands are necessary.”
Edelstein: “Criminals tried to sneak in and get vaccinated at the expense of the elderly and the sick”
Edelstein was also asked about the conduct of the vaccination campaign, and attacked Education Minister Yoav Galant for complaining about the vaccination of dozens of Airport Authority employees over teachers. “The Minister of Education is sitting and saying that we vaccinated them and not the teachers. Yes, 180 people who are in daily contact with the public at the airport have indeed been vaccinated,” he said angrily. “There were criminals who tried to sneak in at the expense of the elderly and the sick. The phenomenon in Tel Aviv is unfortunate. There are no 2,000 vaccine surpluses.”
He further stated that he is not aware of any advance delivery of vaccines from a modern company, contrary to the company’s announcement tonight. “I wish this was the good news, but unfortunately according to the existing agreements with them, we are very much looking forward to the arrival of the vaccines, which have passed all approvals. Unfortunately we will only see their deliveries in two months. Once they arrive we will use them willingly. The Ministry of Health does not know that this is going to happen. “
The predictions were broken. Dr. Elrai-Price
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The head of public health services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, said that 65% of Israeli citizens are in red or orange localities today. .
She added: “Even if we slow down now, we know the numbers will continue to rise. We are breaking the forecast of the hard and critical patients. It has come true more than we thought. The amount of the hard and critical patients is rising – creating a huge burden on hospitals.”
The interview with the Corona Projector, this morning
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Prof. Ash further noted that in certain situations it will be possible to mix the vaccines of the modern company with those of the Pfizer company, in case the two types of vaccines are available. “The immunization committee has approved it and we will try in planning that it will not happen but the possibility exists,” Ash clarified. The projector also referred to the daily increase in morbidity, and said that the large load in the hospitals in the north and in Jerusalem is very noticeable. “It is impossible to tolerate another increase in morbidity,” he said before the government debate on tightening the closure.
Yesterday, 8,311 new viruses were diagnosed in Israel – the highest number since September 30. More than 111,000 tests were performed yesterday, and the rate of positive tests was 7.4%. According to Minister Edelstein, the rate of positives without survey tests was even higher – at 8.3%. The national infection coefficient today stands at 1.27. The infection rate in the Arab sector is 1.04, in the general sector 1.29 and in the ultra-Orthodox sector 1.4.
In the past week, according to data from the Ministry of Health, 26% of the respondents in Beitar Illit received a positive answer. In Elad this figure was 19%, in Modi’in Illit 18%, in Bnei Brak 16%, in Nazareth 16%, in Kfar Qassem 14%, in Jerusalem 13%, in Safed 11%, in Ashdod 8%, in Haifa 6%, in Ashkelon 6%, in Petah Tikva 6 %, In Holon 5%, in Tel Aviv-Yafo 4%, in Ramat Gan 4%, in Rishon Lezion 4%, in Eilat 3%, in Givatayim 3% and so in Kiryat Ono, Raanana, Kfar Saba, Ness Ziona and Herzliya. In Ramat Hasharon, the rate of positives last week was 2%.