Shopping centers and high schools resume activity despite virus spread increasing, with another day of new cases around 1,000

As some malls, high school classes reopen, PM says country in danger of coronavirus surge if action not taken immediately

School heads say restrictions on movement between study groups mean majority of subjects will continue to be taught remotely; 3.3% of tests conducted Saturday show infection

Health Ministry orders suspension of operations at Isrotel hotel after 10 employees test positive for COVID-19

Petah Tikva mayor instructs shopping center to close due to large crowds: 'We support the merchants and businesses but the guidelines must be followed'

Health Ministry says 832 new patients diagnosed Monday, with death toll at 2,822, ahead of reopening of high schools and middle schools

300,000 kids head back to school; task force notes rise in hospitalizations not linked to testing; health chief warns against easing too many restrictions

High schools in green and yellow areas will reopen on Sunday, while middle schools will follow a week later; ministers also call for pilot plan to reopen markets

Yoav Gallant vows to lobby for schools to reopen for grades 7-10; 5th-6th graders heading back to school Tuesday, followed a week later by 11th-12th graders

Reason for spike in Health Ministry's count not immediately clear, but appears to include previously uncounted fatalities from past week