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Vaccination campaign continues at full speed, with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announcing another daily record after 224,000 Israelis jabbed.

Health Ministry is set to launch a 'green building' trial in which employees and visitors at the Negev Center in Beersheba will be tested upon arrival to the building and receive the results within 10 minutes. Teens age 16-18 can now be vaccinated.

Military Intelligence reports that confirmed carriers now infect fewer than one person each, a sign that the latest outbreak could be slowing. Meanwhile, 367 hospitalized patients are listed in critical condition, with 317 on ventilators.

Balad, Ra'am, Ta'al, and Hadash launch independent campaigns, but Joint Arab List insiders say that does not necessarily indicate the alliance is crumbling.

Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch says that given the high COVID morbidity rate, holding the elections on March 23 as planned would be ill-advised. Pushing the vote requires special dispensation from the Knesset.

Coronavirus chief: 40% of infected carrying UK mutation of virus. Across the country, 10 pregnant women hospitalized in serious condition amid concerns country's latest wave more violent than predecessors.

Palestinian Authority orders Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and hopes to administer it to 50,000 residents by March.

"What should be guiding us all is saving lives and preventing the collapse of the healthcare system," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells cabinet, urging members to vote in favor of extending the current lockdown.

4.9% of Israel's Jewish population has sought counseling for depression, anxiety, or loneliness since start of pandemic. Study finds that depression in younger COVID patients increases risk of complications.

Third coronavirus outbreak breaks morbidity records, affects pregnant women. Political leaders and doctors call on the public to get vaccinated, follow lockdown guidelines.