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Shaked warns of ‘tens of thousands’ of COVID cases within weeks
At the cabinet meeting, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked warns that “within four weeks, we’ll be at tens of thousands of confirmed [COVID] cases and thousands of shuttered school classes,” Channel 12 reports.
The network says Science Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen concurs that Israel will experience a significant infection wave in the coming weeks.
The latter suggests encouraging vaccination by enforcing the Green Pass at all non-essential stores and decreeing that coronavirus tests for anyone over age five who is not vaccinated must be paid for out of pocket.
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