Citing lack of ICU beds, staff, Professor Galia Rahav, who heads Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer's Infectious Disease Unit, calls coronavirus morbidity "insufferable," very difficult. "I feel like Don Quixote," she says.
As reproduction rate drops to 0.8, Health Ministry chief attributes slowdown in new infections to administration of third vaccine dose. Inoculation "the most effective tool in the fight against the coronavirus," Ash says.
Prime Minister Bennett warns that pilgrims who violate rules could face criminal charges, as authorities fear hundreds of more such cases among the 25,000 Israelis who traveled to the Ukrainian city for the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
With first plea ignored, World Health Organization chief says: "Because manufacturers prioritized deals with rich countries, low-income countries have been deprived of the tools to protect their people." In Israel, Delta wave shows signs of abating as reproduction rate drops to 0.83. Fifty Israelis die of COVID over Rosh Hashanah.
With tens of thousands of Israelis expected to either contract virus, receive third vaccine dose in coming weeks, officials say over 80% will have some protection from disease. Israel to present vaccine booster data to FDA.
Professor Nachman Ash says it remains to be seen whether the booster shot campaign will be able to counter the start of the school year and the High Holidays, as number of COVID patients listed in serious condition reaches 679, with 143 on ventilators.
With no official guidelines for how to celebrate High Holidays, Health Ministry Director-General recommends Israelis hold limited gatherings outdoors, ask attendees to take rapid COVID test ahead of Rosh Hashanah meal.
Israel Democracy Institute polls Israelis about vaccines, vaccine mandates, and the government's policies, and finds that the younger the respondents are, the less likely they are to have been vaccinated.
Israel Hayom gathers tidbits by senior health officials on how to weather the upcoming High Holidays safely, despite coronavirus.
Shalabi, who last week made history when he became the first Arab Israeli to medal for the Jewish state, snags top spot in the men's 50-meter backstroke event. Dadaon brings gold in freestyle swim. Israel's tally of Paralympic medals rises to nine.
