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Virus response chief: Israel seems to have dodged post-Purim COVID surge
Tomer Lotan says that national infection rate, serious cases and deaths trending downwards despite the widespread holiday celebrations at end of February and the reopening of the economy, Ben-Gurion Airport and the education system
Attila Somfalvi, Adir Yanko |
Published: 03.09.21 , 13:42
The head of Israel s national coronavirus response center expressed optimism Tuesday that the country had apparently managed to avoid a surge in coronavirus infections following the Purim holiday at the end of February.
Tomer Lotan said that there has been a substantial decrease in the country s reproduction (R) number, which indicates how many other people someone who carries the virus has infected, despite widespread Purim celebrations that violated health regulations.
Health Ministry reports 4,624 new cases, while 1,198 people still battle virus in hospital with 729 in serious condition and 234 on ventilators; Death toll rises to 5,779 after 20 more people succumb to the pathogen
Court orders government to limit use of Shin Beit tracking of virus carriers
Seven-judge panel rules the continued use of security tools on civilians threatens the democratic fabric of life in Israel, reveals the agency s capabilities to the country s enemies and should be used only in exceptional cases
Yael Friedson |
Published: 03.01.21 , 13:12
The High Court of Justice on Monday ordered the government to severely limit the use of the Shin Bet spy technology to track confirmed coronavirus carriers as the pandemic begins to slow.
Israel has used the practice of tracking confirmed COVID-19 patients since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in Israel, insisting it s a necessary measure to keep track of the spread of infection. Rights groups, meanwhile, argued the measure is unconstitutional and blatantly violates the citizens civil rights.