Tighter restriction on public life again seemed inevitable Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported that 2,891 people tested positive for the coronavirus, surpassing the threshold number the government has set as the criteria for imposing another period of restraints.
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Israel has recorded 365,042 coronavirus cases since the pandemic erupted in mid-March, including 3,034 deaths. So far, 341,605 Israelis have recovered from the disease.
According to Health Ministry data, 400 patients are in serious condition, including 150 who are intubated.
On Wednesday, the military said it will begin vaccinating soldiers by the end of December. Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi will be the first to receive the vaccine, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.
The military plans to set up regional vaccination centers to which soldiers will be shuttled, the IDF said in a statement.
Like civilian healthcare teams, whose inoculation has been prioritized, IDF healthcare personnel will also be among the first to be immunized.
The second round of vaccinations will include soldiers with pre-existing health problems; combat soldiers; soldiers that are defined in the critical supporting roles; and senior officers, the IDF spokesperson unit said.
The military said the operation "will be carried out in full cooperation with the Health Ministry" and will "meet all the necessary requirements and instructions of the vaccination process, including the vaccines' storage conditions and scheduling the second dose of the vaccination."
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