Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will make every effort to begin the “gradual release” of certain population sectors from lockdown after Passover concludes next Thursday night. His remarks came in a broadcast to “lone soldiers” or IDF recruits who have immigrated to Israel without their families, A7 Israel reported
“We very, very much appreciate your service,” Netanyahu said, “that even with the coronavirus you continue to guard our borders and our security. These challenges have not gone away but remain with us. You are being asked to do two things: to protect the State of Israel and to protect yourselves. I wish you continued health and strength to keep up the fight, on both the national and personal front.”
I24 reported:
srael’s Health Ministry said on Friday that more than 10,000 citizens have been infected with the novel coronavirus, with 164 in serious condition.
The updated figures also showed that 95 fatalities have been recorded due to the disease, with at least eight people dying from the disease in the last 24 hours.
The Health Ministry said that it has confirmed 10,095 cases of COVID-19 in Israel, with 164 in serious condition and 125 on ventilators.
Two of the latest fatalities were women in their 80s who had been hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
The medical facility said that the victims had complex preexisting health conditions that had compromised their immune system. Their identities have yet to be released to the public.
