Israel and the West Bank are dealing with a renewed outbreak of the coronavirus, leading to proposals and measures intended to curb its spread and mitigate the economic ramifications of the crisis by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.
50,289 people in Israel have so far tested positive for the coronavirus; 409 people have died.
In the West Bank, there are 7,756 active cases; 58 people have died. In the Gaza Strip, 72 people were diagnosed and one person has died.
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11:45 P.M. Cases rise to 50,289
The number of total cases in Israel has risen to 50,289, marking an increase of 924 since Friday.
11:07 P.M. Netranyahu, Gantz to meet Monday morning to discuss crisis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz are to meet Monday morning to discuss plans to give citizens a one-time financial handout amid the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, as well as how to handle the issue of preschools, schools, and universities. (Noa Landau)
8:52 P.M. Knesset committee approves Shin Bet tracking law, plenary vote tomorrow
The Foreign Affairs and Defense Knesset committee approved the wording of a bill that would allow the Shin Bet security service to keep moniroring Israeli residents' cellular phones in order to track the spread of coronavirus.
The bill will now go to a second reading in the Knesset tomorrow. It will need to pass a third reading before being made into law. The law includes a new clause, that will give the committee the authority to revoke Shin Bet tracking.
The Health Ministry will issue a second version of the HaMagen application, and attempt to recruit two millions Israeli users within a week. Committee chairman Zvi Hauser called for the app to be used in conjunction with Shin Bet tracking, and potentially replace it there is enough uptake. (Jonathan Lis)
8:00 P.M. Israel tops 50,000 cases of the coronavirus
Israel confirmed 670 new cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 50,035. Nine people have died since Saturday, bringing the death toll to 409.
Israel has 28,037 active cases. Of those, 254 Israelis are in serious condition, an increase of 37 from Saturday. Seventy people are on ventilators, an increase of 14 from yesterday, or 27 percent. Hospitilizations rose by 81 to 671. Israel carried out 20,426 tests on Saturday.
7:05 P.M. Netanyahu to meet restaurant owners' representatives at 9 P.M. amid rebuffal of new coronavirus regulations
The prime minister will meet representatives of the restaurateurs' association and other independent business owners, after they refused to close.
"The option of a complete closure is not on the table," Tomer Mor or Restaurateurs Stronger Together said.
Under regulations announced on Thursday night, restaurants were supposed to close for dining in from Friday night onwards; they earned a respite until Tuesday, 5 A.M. after staging a rebellion. Restaurant owners argue the data does not provide a basis for not allowing at least some kind of service. (Bar Peleg)
6:39 P.M. Coronavirus hot spot of Bnei Brak aims to double the amount of patients sent out of the city to curb spread of disease
The municipality of Bnei Brak, a predominantly ultra-Orthodox suburb of Tel Aviv and a coronavirus hot spot, announced that it would double the amount of infected people it transfers to isolation facilities outside the city.
Up to 150 people will be sent into so-called coronavirus hotels tomorrow, in coordination with the Home Front Command, in order to break the chain of infection, local authorities said. The goal therafter is to evacuate 100 patients per day.
Until now, the Defense Ministry was responsible for the process, but decided to bring in the local authority in order to do it significantly quicker.
Quoting Health Ministry figures, the Bnei Brak municipality said that 67% of all infections in the city were passed among members of the same household. (Bar Peleg)
5:25 P.M. Government to meet Monday and discuss grants to Israelis
Following the plan presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yisrael Katz to distribute a one-time grant to Israeli citizens in order to encourage purchases and employment, Netanyahu, Katz, Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz and Economy and Industry Minister Amir Peretz will meet Monday to decide on the formulation of the one-time grant allocation model for additional financial support to Israeli citizens, amounting to 6 billion shekels.
Katz will distribute a legal memorandum on the implementation of the plan no later than Tuesday. After the memorandum is open to public comments, the model will be brought before the government for approval, in order to transfer the grant to citizens as soon as possible. (Noa Landau)
5:15 P.M. Knesset coronavirus committee requests beaches and pools be exempt from weekend closure
The Knesset coronavirus committee has come up with a list of amendments to the government's newest regulations regarding the coronavirus.
The committee is demanding:
1. Beaches be exempt from the weekend closure
2. Pools be exempt from the weekend closure
3. Restaurants be allowed to function at 35 percent capacity for indoor seating and according to regular guidelines for outdoor seating.
4. To allow up to 35 percent capacity in cafeterias and workplaces.
5. To allow tourist attractions to remain open, including safaris and the attractions in the resort town of Eilat.
On Monday, the Knesset coronavirus committee will convene again and the government must respond to the request by then. If the government accepts the aforementioned exceptions, the committee will hold a vote. (Jonathan Lis)
3:00 P.M. Nurses to go on strike on Monday
Nurses throughout Israel will go on strike starting Monday over poor working conditions and major staff shortages, which have only deteriorated due to the pandemic.
The strike was announced on Wednesday, but negotiations between the National Association of Nurses and the Finance Ministry have now come to a standstill. If an agreement has not been reached by Sunday evening, nurses will work in a reduced format starting 7 A.M. on Monday.
Although coronavirus testing and treatment will remain fully operational, all other services will be affected, from local clinics to intensive care.
With more than 1,000 nurses in quarantine, and having already warned about the lack of nurses in the system, union chairperson Ilana Cohen argued on Sunday that, without an immediate addition of hundreds of new positions, dealing with the coronavirus outbreak will be “an impossible mission." (Ido Efrati)
2:30 P.M. 855,380 register as unemployed, rate reaches 21 percent
The Israeli Employment Service announced that the number of job seekers stands at 855,380, of which 573,949 are on unpaid leave in light of the coronavirus crisis, raising the unemployment rate to 21.1 percent. It was also reported that since April 19, the Employment Service has received 404,995 reports of returning to work, while on the other hand, 164,019 new job seekers have been registered. (Sivan Klingbail)
1:37 P.M. Knesset coronavirus committee head discusses new restrictions as Netanyahu threatens to oust her
Yifat Shasha-Biton, the head of the Knesset coronavirus panel, is reviewing the government’s request to approve the new emergency regulations the cabinet released overnight Thursday.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would remove Shasha-Biton from her role as the head of the committee after she had refused to approve the cabinet’s decision to close all gyms and pools last Monday.
Sources familiar with the work of the committee told Haaretz they predict that panel members won’t vote on the new restrictions on Sunday. The new restrictions include the closure of restaurants and gyms on weekdays as well as partial lockdown on weekends.
According to Israeli law, the Knesset must ratify or strike down the new orders within a week from their publication by the government. (Jonathan Lis)
1:18 P.M. Top Health Ministry official: Israeli hospitals ‘are flooded with COVID-19 patients’
Speaking at the Knesset coronavirus committee, Health Ministry Deputy Director General Prof. Itamar Grotto said that “hospitals are currently flooded with coronavirus patients. Even patients in moderate condition require treatment. It takes two weeks for an infected person to become a seriously ill patient.”
Grotto added that “what we see today in the hospital reflects the infection rate from two weeks ago. Even if no one leaves their home, we’ll continue to see a rise in new cases.”
During the committee meeting, the Health Ministry presented statistics on locations where people contracted the coronavirus, after it did not do so last week. According to the data, From July 10 through 16, 7,998 people were infected, and epidemiological investigations show that 2,227 of them identified the location in which they came into contact with the virus. The data shows that 123 people were infected at events, 106 in places of worship, 68 at recreational venues, 11 in bars, 10 in cafes and restaurants and four at pools and beaches. (Haaretz)
11:01 A.M Israel registers 201 more virus cases, death toll reaches 406
Israel's confirmed 201 more coronavirus cases since Saturday night, raising the tally to 49,575, according to Health Ministry data. Israel currently has 27,729 active cases. Out of those, 649 are hospitalized, an increase of 60 patients since Saturday night. Twenty-one people are in serious condition, out of which 62 are on ventilators.
So far, 21,440 people have recovered and 406 have died. The ministry added that 20,236 tests for the coronavirus were conducted on Saturday. (Haaretz)
8:09 A.M. Rate of positive test results reaches 8.3 percent
On Saturday, 1,906 people were diagnosed with the coronavirus and nine died of COVID-19, Health Ministry figures show. The rate of positive test results was 8.3 percent; over the past four days, rates were no lower than 6.7 percent. On Saturday, 18,099 people were tested for the virus.
There are now 27,616 active cases in Israel, the figures show. Of those, 589 patients are hospitalized, 217 are in serious condition and 56 are on ventilators. Since the beginning of the outbreak in Israel, 401 have died.
SATURDAY
10:36 P.M. Israeli army confirms 801 soldiers and staff have COVID-19
The IDF confirmed that 801 soldiers and staff have been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a press release Saturday night. They are all in a stable condition. As of Thursday, 10,615 soldiers are in quarantine. (Haaretz)
9:55 P.M. Member of Knesset coronavirus committee calls for boycott if Netanyahu deposes committee chief
A member of the coronavirus committee in the Knesset, Yoel Razvozov of Yesh Atid, said that if Netanyahu removes Yifat Shasha-Biton from her position as committee chief, he will call for members to boycott the discussions.
"We won't be a part of Netanyahu's theater. We will not be rubber stamps. The only Knesset body that will make decisions for the coronavirus crisis is the coronavirus committee. Netanyahu does not want an independent, professional body to criticize the government. He prefers to control everything, even if it costs the collapse of the economy and the Knesset," Razvozov said.
8:40 P.M. Cases rise by 1,745, death toll by eight
The number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen by 1,745 and the death toll by eight since Friday, updated Health Ministry figures show. The number of total cases is now 49,204, and the death toll is 400. There are 27,502 active cases, with 589 hospitalized. There are 217 people in serious condition and 56 on ventilators. There were 25,033 tests conducted on Friday. (Haaretz)
8:25 P.M. Palestinian Health Ministry says number of deaths in West Bank rises to 62
The Palestinian Health Ministry has announced that another four people, all from the Hebron area, have died, bringing the number of dead in the West Bank to 62. (Jack Khoury)
8:05 P.M. Netanyahu to remove head of Knesset coronavirus committee who rejected government request
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he will remove Likud lawmaker Yifat Shasha-Biton from her role as the head of the Knesset’s coronavirus committee.
On Monday Shasha-Biton refused to approve the cabinet’s decision to close all gyms and pools, saying there had not been sufficient figures released on the rate of infection in such locations.
"I am a member of the coalition and respect the government’s decisions,” Shasha-Biton said after the announcement. “A central part of the Knesset’s work is to criticize the government’s work, and if there are mistakes, they must be corrected. My role is to examine the most correct way to combat the virus, to preserve citizens’ mental and physical health, and to save the livelihoods of countless workers. I have come for one purpose: to serve the Israeli people. If I am forced to pay a personal price for this, I will accept it with love.” (Chaim Levinson and Jonathan Lis)
7:40 P.M. Palestinian government decides to toughen West Bank restrictions with nightly lockdowns
The Palestinian government has decided to place new restrictions throughout the West Bank amid a rise in cases. According to a statement, there will be a lockdown every night between 8 P.M. and 6 A.M. for the next week. All gatherings will be banned, including weddings, with the only businesses allowed to remain open will be pharmacies, bakeries, and stores selling food.
The Palestinian government has also decided to bar Palestinian workers from working in the settlements in the West Bank, and to ban the return of workers from Israel to the West Bank.
According to Palestinian Health Ministry statistic, cases in the West Bank have risen by 532 to reach 7,756 active cases, while the death toll has risen by three to 58. Sixteen people are in serious condition, including seven who are on ventilators.
The Health Ministry in Gaza has meanwhile reported that the number of active cases in the Strip is down to just three, and that it expects cases to be down to zero within seven to ten days. All the patients in the Gaza Strip were residents returning from abroad, and all those returning were required to remain in quarantine for at least two weeks. (Jack Khoury)
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