In what seems to be based on orders from the top, the police are not trying to enforce the restrictions in ultra-Orthodox communities and infection rates are raging
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Jan. 13, 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of families in Israel have sought the help of social welfare services for the first time, says a report issued by directors of 150 welfare service agencies across the country.
The report cites a significant spike in the number of people requiring assistance, citing a 20.4 percent rise in reports of children at risk, a 31.9 percent increase in the number of older citizens turning to welfare services for the first time, a 25.8 percent increase in domestic violence, a 21.5 percent rise in the number of calls relating to youth or young adults in distress, and an 8.4 percent increase in calls related to addiction to drugs, alcohol or gambling.
As of Wednesday, 1,042 people are hospitalized in serious condition, 262 of whol are on ventilators.
According to ministry data, 3,770 people have died from the virus since the pandemic broke out in Israel.
In addition, 127,768 tests were carried out on Tuesday and 1,880163 people have been vaccinated so far.
(Haaretz)
8:55 P.M. Israel sees drop in infections 14 days after first vaccine dose
The infection rate for individuals who received the first of two coronavirus vaccine doses drops as time elapses from the jab, most notably following the lapse of 14 days, preliminary figures released by the Health Ministry on Tuesday show.
According to the figures, to date, 4,484 people were diagnosed with the virus within 1 to 7 days of having been vaccinated, as compared to 3,186 people within 8 to 14 days of their respective jab date. Most significantly, between 15 and 22 days out from the first vaccine dose date, the figure dropped to 353 people.