New rules allow drug-induced early-term abortions at clinics, remove need for approval of intrusive committees; health minister hails reform as opposite to US Supreme Court ruling

Experts predict number of patients hospitalized in serious condition could drop to as low as 250 by end of month, amid growing signs of waning morbidity

Top Health Ministry official says an exceptions committee will look into such cases, which are believed to be rare

Meretz MK says bill is too quick to hand over medical, personal data; Likud committee head pushes back, says saving lives trumps privacy

Health union warns legislation will undermine trust in municipalities; labor union, businesses said close to deal on banning unvaccinated going in to work

Justice official tells Knesset committee 168 debtors in first 10 months of 2020 have warned they'll take their own lives due to economic hardship, more than past 2 years combined