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Government approves millions in aid for cultural institutions impacted by the Omicron wave. Under pressure, PM Bennett weighs ending weeklong quarantine for unvaccinated students exposed to confirmed carriers.
Despite claims by Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton that 90% of Israeli students are going to school per normal, just 27% of parents say their children have been in school over the past week.
Dr. Michael Ryan tells World Economic Forum that if vaccines and other tools aren't shared fairly, the "tragedy" of the virus, which has so far killed more than 5.5 million people worldwide, will continue.
Antibody cocktail by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was also given to former President Donald Trump when he contracted the disease. Technical problem of Health Ministry's coronavirus data website persists. Sheba Medical Center research shows a fourth vaccine dose provides only limited defense against the Omicron variant.
According to the Israel Democracy Institute, 54% of Israelis say the pandemic caused them to change their daily routine, but most prefer to stay at their current job.
Several other countries already shortened the mandatory quarantine period, including the United States and Britain. Israel is currently seeing an unprecedented wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant.
As Assuta Ashdod Medical Center diverts ambulances and Beilinson Medical Center is opening additional COVID unit in parking structure, Professor Idit Matot of Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv says Omicron policies have "brought the country to the brink of collapse."
Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, and Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin test positive for the coronavirus, as do Likud MK David Amsalem, Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur-Paz, and Professor Ran Balicer of the Health Ministry's pandemic response team.
The mutation, known as BA.2, is first identified in China several weeks ago and is believed to have originated in India. Over 40,000 Israelis test positive for the coronavirus, among them National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata.
"If there is a lockdown, it will be like the first one, where people would not be allowed to go more than 100 m (330 ft) from their home,” Salman Zarka says at a press briefing.
