The Ministry of Health announced that 6,950 new infections with the coronavirus were recorded for yesterday. So many new cases in one day have not yet been registered. The number of tests had recently also increased, but the rate of positive tests was a very high 11.7 percent. Around nine million people live in Israel.
Hospitals warned of capacity limits
A lockdown has been in effect again in the Mediterranean country since Friday. People have to come to terms with school closings and restrictions on freedom of movement. With the restrictions, the government wants to prevent the health system from being overloaded. One trigger was the warning from hospital managers of impending capacity limits. The Ministry of Health ordered that paramedics should be used to support staff in clinics with immediate effect.
