Coronavirus Outbreak

PM Benjamin Netanyahu: I do not know if this is the second wave; I do know that this is a rising wave.

A 19-year-old woman suffering from several severe medical conditions becomes Israel's youngest corona fatality, bringing the death toll to 317. Government to debate reimposing restrictions on public life in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus.

The world is more familiar and the nightmares have become less frequent, but the borders that separate reality and dreams are still very much blurred.

Precisely because I live in a small country, my desire to dress up has always been very high. 

For the past 40 years I have developed clear inner strength, which is the mental ability to withstand difficult situations in life without having to suffer continued damage. 

This week D. asked me why I find it so easy to write on things that are foreign to me, but have a hard time writing on things that are dear to me and so familiar.

"We may have eased restrictions too quickly," head of the Health Ministry’s public health services says.

Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levi tells Israel Radio that he believed "there is no choice" but reimpose certain measures, despite government officials going out of their way to avoid a nationwide lockdown.

Israel's four healthcare providers to carry out 70,000 tests to determine how much of the population has been exposed to coronavirus, based on the presence of antibodies in the blood.

The country has seen an alarming spike in the daily tally of diagnosed corona cases, which indicates a second outbreak is in full swing. The task of tracking patients' mobile phones will fall to the Shin Bet security agency, as it did before, despite reservations expressed by its director.