Nachman Ash reportedly says it's not certain vaccines can protect against mutated coronavirus strains; 12,400 Israelis were infected with virus after receiving 1st shot
Health experts reported to tell cabinet infections rates will stay high even after another week of lockdown; cabinet orders all arrivals from UAE to quarantine hotels
Hundreds attend events in Beitar Illit, where positive test rate is highest in Israel at 26%, and Bnei Brak, where police are reportedly ordered to let wedding go on
Active infections, serious cases nearing all-time high; mass wedding held in Beitar Illit, which has 26% positive test rate; Edelstein says 115,000 people vaccinated Tuesday
Commerce chiefs argue self-employed are paying the price for failure to contain the virus; full closure to take effect midnight Thursday, shutting all schools, non-essential stores
Full closure to take effect midnight Thursday, shutting all schools, non-essential businesses; daily cases hit 8,000 amid fears of unchecked British variant spread; 1.5m vaccinated
Netanyahu and Gantz reportedly agree on plan to shutter schools and most businesses; both appear to blame UK virus variant for recent steep rise in cases
PM urges a short, strict closure, due to ballooning infections; health minister warns that without action, Israel will suffer same grim fate as Italy last year
Channel 12's 'Uvda' followed Ronni Gamzu as he fought to build coherent national virus policy. He now says Israel's politicians are 'cowards' who often chose optics over substance
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