Coronavirus Outbreak

"The shipments will only increase as time goes by," PM Netanyahu says after finalizing terms of shipments with Pfizer.

East Jerusalem residents obtain falsified medical records indicating they tested negative for COVID-19 despite being infected.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the matter with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. It remains unclear when the vaccine will become available globally. Israel also has a deal with US biotech firm Moderna, which is expected to announce its vaccine's clinical trial results later this month.

Israel is likely to see a spike in infections over the winter, when people are more likely to convene in small indoor spaces, according to a new report from the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center. Israel currently has 8,167, 550 active cases of the virus.

Pharmaceutical giant says its experimental corona vaccine proves over 90% effective. Pfizer’s vaccine is among four candidates already in huge studies in the US, with still more being tested in other countries.

Head of Health Ministry's Public Health Services department Sharon Alroy-Preis says Israel unlikely to further roll back of restrictions put in place to curb spread of coronavirus in the near future.

Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit pushes back on proposal, saying state would not "complicate the situation with a camera array or people informing on one another. Only the police have the authority to hand out fines."

376 hospitalized patients listed in serious condition, with 166 on ventilators. Death toll stands at 2,592. Jerusalem leads in number of new cases and number of active cases, but Arab communities top list of active cases per 10,000 residents.