The Ministry of Health announced today (Wednesday) that in tests conducted at the Central Laboratory for Viruses, The first four cases of the new corona virus discovered in the UK in recent weeks have been discovered. Three of the four patients are currently in isolation in the Corona hotels after arriving in the last few days from the UK to an Israeli, the other case is currently being investigated by the Ministry of Health.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein also updated government ministers on finding cases of the new mutation in Israel. “Unfortunately, alongside the good news there is less good news. In the last two days we have been making a concerted effort to check that the mutation from the UK has not infiltrated. Until a few minutes ago we were optimistic but now less optimistic. This is information from a few minutes ago from our labs,” the health minister told participants. Cabinet meeting.
Netanyahu updates on the discovery of the mutation from Britain in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that Edelstein said that “In Europe and the US many thousands die every day, some of it may be related to the new mutation, or the winter season, or both but that is a fact and there is no debate about it. We also have a very sharp rise in morbidity, although our mortality and morbidity are at a much lower level than most of these countries. If we do not act immediately it will not remain so and there will be a very sharp rise, both of the critically ill and of the dead. “If we delay taking action against the disease and the severe outbreak that we are seeing, we will pay a very heavy price, both in health, in life and in the economy.”
The Prime Minister added that “with us, our ability to curb the disease and get out of it is probably the best in the world. If we take the right steps and the right speed, as we did in the first and second wave when we advanced the world, and at the same time continue to vaccinate at the fastest rate in the world. “Among the nations. It can be added to, with the help of God and with your help.”
Meanwhile, operation “Give Shoulder” Vaccines: Health Minister Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein announced that Israel ranks first in the world in vaccines per capita. “The State of Israel is the first in the world to vaccinate its citizens against Corona,” the minister said, adding that “as early as next week we will significantly increase the rate of vaccinations as soon as we involve the hospitals. This is how Corona is defeated!”
In his announcement, Edelstein said that he instructed the director general of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, to take action to ensure that the hospitals vaccinated the population as early as next week, in addition to the health funds that have already begun this week.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also referred to the achievement and wrote on Twitter: “A huge success! Israel is in the first place in the world to vaccinate its citizens against the corona.”
Great success! Israel ranks first in the world to vaccinate its citizens against the corona pic.twitter.com/9Qx28qq7qA
– Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) December 23, 2020
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the vaccine for Corona (Photo: TPS)
After Israel are on the list of countries where the number of people vaccinated per capita is high, the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, Canada and China.