Israel saw its highest number of new COVID cases since Oct. 22 on Tuesday, the Health Ministry reported. Of the 52,000 people tested for coronavirus in a 24-hour period, 943 (1.8%) turned out to be positive.
As of Tuesday morning, the number of hospitalized patients was down to 480. The number of severe cases has decreased as well. Some 275 patients were listed in serious condition on Monday, of whom 120 were on ventilators. Altogether 2,811 coronavirus patients have died in Israel since the outbreak of the epidemic in mid-March.
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After a heated discussion, the Coronavirus Cabinet decided early Tuesday morning to open schools in cities in the green and yellow zones, a decision supported by the Education Minister Yoav Gallant.
According to the outline, all high school students in cities with low coronavirus infection rates will return to the classroom this coming Sunday. Middle schools will follow suit a week later. The cabinet also decided to significantly increase the number of COVID-19 tests available for the staff and the students.
Meanwhile, the Coronavirus cabinet adopted the proposal for a trial and partial opening of the malls. The trial results will determine the opening dates of the malls. A similar proposal will be submitted for the markets as well, to open the markets at the same time as the malls.
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