The prime minister stressed that the government is committed to protect public health with minimum disruption of daily life, but that in order to avoid severe restrictions, everyone needs to show personal responsibility, get vaccinated, wear a mask indoors and maintain social distance practices, such as avoiding shaking hands | However, according to the report, the most likely recommendation will be to significantly expand the list of countries under travel ban or travel warning - in both cases all returnees have to quarantine, for the first group Israelis are prohibited from visiting unless they obtain a permission from the devoted special governmental committee |
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Rapid tests, also known as antigen tests, are considered slightly less accurate than PCR tests, but they offer results very quickly and are easier to perform.
3We will not allow this | Every country reports those figures a little differently and, inevitably, misses undiagnosed infections and deaths |
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About this data Reuters is collecting daily COVID-19 infections and deaths data for 240 countries and territories around the world, updated regularly throughout each day | Months before, experts were suggesting that hospitals could handle up to 700-800 serious patients without compromising the quality of the care |
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