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Meanwhile, the number of Israelis to recover from the coronavirus is now 10,737, up from 10,527 yesterday morning – twice the number of active cases.

Classrooms to have no more than 17 children. Staff and parents to sign daily health statements.

Standing Together, which took part in the recent demonstrations against the government over its economic response to the coronavirus crisis, has received hundreds of thousands of shekels from Germany and the New Israel Fund, which has supported a left-wing agenda.

Death toll from COVID-19 hits 238, total number of active cases drops to 5,549, with 90 patients in serious condition. In total, 10,527 Israelis have recovered from coronavirus.

Hackers disrupting Western laboratories' work with malicious cyber campaigns are believed to work for China, Russia and Iran.

Legislation planned to regulate cell phone tracing, as High Court of Justice expresses concerns about privacy issues. Some 30% of coronavirus patients in Israel found by Shin Bet tracking.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Israel's successful handling of the corona pandemic has made it eligible to work with Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Austria, Denmark, and the Czech Republic to allow each other's tourists in.

“Monoclonal neutralizing antibody” developed at Israel Institute for Biological Research “can neutralize [the disease-causing coronavirus] inside carriers’ bodies,” Defense Minister Naftali Bennett says, calling the step a “significant breakthrough.”

Israelis can now gradually return to normalcy, as remaining sectors of the economy get green light to resume operations. Social distancing restrictions still in place, capping participants at social gatherings, but people can travel freely and meet their older family members.

Some 6,145 Israelis listed as "active" corona cases, with 76 on ventilators. Hospitals continue to close corona wards as virus appears to be on the decline. 582 health care workers in quarantine.