Nachman Ash says ministry has direct relationship with pharma companies, and booster decision should be left to experts; serious cases rise as cabinet set to meet on restrictions

Patients listed in serious condition spent an average of 8 days in the hospital in first week of July, compared to 10-12 days during first half of year

Nitzan Horowitz predicts rise in serious cases, but aims to reopen schools in fall; ministers to meet Thursday, but reportedly won't mandate isolation for all returning travelers

If approved, guests at large indoor events will be required to present a vaccination certificate or a negative test; health officials said to feel step insufficient

Infections appear to plateau; top health official Sharon Alroy-Preis gets health minister's support after report suggests education minister seeking her ouster

Number of serious cases rises to 53; officials to test all of them for new subvariant, fearing it may be more contagious and virulent than predecessors

Health Ministry proposal would once again limit access to some public venues; government prepares to set up rapid virus test sites across the country

Number of infected highest since mid-April; officials to recommend quarantine for parents of children in isolation; hospitality industry recoils at other possible curbs

PM warns Green Pass system barring unvaccinated from some public spaces could be reintroduced; active cases have multiplied by 10 since June 18, alongside almost no new deaths

Serious cases climb to 29; over 16,000 vaccine doses administered Wednesday amid race to inoculate children and teens