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Sunday, November 8, 2020
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Sunday, November 8, 2020
Health official: Virus transmission on the rise, restrictions may be reinstated
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn a press briefing, senior Health Ministry official Sharon Alroy-Preis warns the rate of transmission of the coronavirus is on the rise.
Alroy-Preis, acting head of the ministry’s public health services division, also says the government may be forced to reinstate lockdown restrictions as cases climb.
“We are seeing the basic reproduction number rise. We may reach a situation in which additional restrictions [are imposed] if the numbers once again get out of control,” she says.
She also says the ministry is expected to approve the reduction of quarantine time from 14 days to 12 days by the end of the week.
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