China News Service, June 19. According to Israel's "Jerusalem Post" report, on the 19th local time, Nachman Ash, director-general of the Israeli Ministry of Health, said that Israel has begun a new wave of new crown epidemic.
Data map: On January 2, 2022, people lined up on the streets of Israel to be tested for the new coronavirus.
According to reports, on the 17th local time, Israel reported more than 7,000 new confirmed cases. The Israeli Ministry of Health has confirmed that the number of infections in the country has increased significantly, as well as the number of severely ill patients and hospitalizations.
According to data from the Ministry of Health on the 19th, on the 18th local time, a total of 4,931 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported, with a test positivity rate of approximately 40%. The number of severe cases increased to 158, an increase of 125% from the previous week.
Nachman Ash said in an interview that in the early stages of the new wave of epidemics, the Ministry of Health does not plan to restrict large gatherings as extensively as before, but is considering reinstating the requirement to wear masks in closed public places.
According to previous reports, Israel announced on April 23 that it would no longer require people to wear masks in indoor places except in "places with a high possibility of infection" such as hospitals, nursing homes and flights.
(China News Network)
