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People wearing face masks are seen in central Jerusalem, February 10, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 12, 2022, 10:42 pm
Top health expert estimates serious COVID cases to soon drop to under 1,000
Eran Segal says half of Israel’s population likely to be infected in Omicron-driven wave; transmission rate dips to 4-month low
By ToI Staff
Health care worker takes swab samples from Israelis at a covid-19 drive through testing complex in Modi'in, February 1, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 2, 2022, 4:11 am
Several cases of Omicron reinfection said detected in Israel with new BA2 strain
Israel finds a handful of cases of individuals who were infected with original BA1 Omicron strain and have now come down with BA2 as well, not yet clear if they were vaccinated
By ToI Staff
File - Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for COVID-19 in a lab at a branch of Leumit Health Care Services in Or Yehuda on January 21, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
February 1, 2022, 6:16 pm
Omicron subvariant more transmissible, but may not cause worse illness — expert
Eran Segal says infection with original Omicron could offer protection against BA.2 mutation; Danish study: Substantially more contagious strain could better evade vaccines
By ToI Staff
A Shaare Zedek medical worker holds the hand of a patient, in the coronavirus ward of the hospital in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 29, 2022, 10:47 pm
Number of serious COVID cases tops 1,000, even as Omicron wave appears to ebb
Health Ministry data shows transmission rate down to 1.01; top health expert predicts serious patients could rise to 1,150 before starting to decline
By ToI Staff
A medical worker takes a COVID-19 rapid antigen test from Israelis, at a testing center in Beit Hashmonai, on January 16, 2022. ( Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
January 29, 2022, 5:25 am
Health Ministry believes Omicron wave has passed its peak
Still, minister warns Israel could see two more tough weeks; officials hope transmission rate will drop below 1 next week, potentially signaling end of outbreak
By ToI Staff
Shaare Zedek medical staff wear safety gear as they work in a coronavirus ward of the hospital in Jerusalem, January 20, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 28, 2022, 10:44 am
Omicron wave appears to slow, but experts warn serious cases could still rise
Daily cases fall to 57,563; transmission rate nears 1, potentially signaling end of outbreak; 25% of tests positive; number of COVID patients in serious condition stable at 941
By ToI Staff
People wearing face masks are seen in central Jerusalem, January 19, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 24, 2022, 10:41 pm
Omicron wave could mark end of pandemic, Israeli COVID expert says
Eran Segal says medications, vaccines, natural immunity will help wipe out the coronavirus, ‘at least as the pandemic we have come to know in the past 2 years’
By ToI Staff
File - Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for COVID-19 in a lab at a branch of Leumit Health Care Services in Or Yehuda on January 21, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
January 24, 2022, 11:18 am
With half a million currently infected, COVID expert says Omicron peak is here
Eran Segal warns of tough days ahead, as new serious cases rise even when total infections fall; minister, deputy minister test positive
By Amy Spiro
Workers at a drive-through testing complex in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 19, 2022, 11:23 am
Over 71,000 new cases as health officials mull scrapping quarantine for kids
Serious cases still rising but expert says Israel may be at wave’s peak with tens of thousands of undetected daily infections; finance, culture ministers announce aid for art world
By ToI Staff
Travelers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 19, 2021. (Flash90)
January 6, 2022, 6:05 pm
Israel nixes ‘red’ list of countries ahead of reopening to foreigners on Sunday
Officials say Omicron COVID surge makes the roster of banned countries obsolete; Health Ministry director predicts daily infections will top 30,000 within days
By ToI Staff
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaks during a press conference near Tel Aviv, on December 30, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 3, 2022, 6:01 pm
Health minister pans ‘apocalyptic scenarios’ after PM predicts 50k daily COVID cases
Nitzan Horowitz says the situation is under control and ‘spreading fear’ is unhelpful, insists no plans for lockdowns or similar measures, but ‘our finger is always on the trigger’
By ToI Staff
People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on December 24, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 2, 2022, 1:45 pm
Up to a third of Israelis predicted to get COVID in next 3 weeks; tests running out
PM says government trying to find solutions amid huge lines at testing sites, while some health officials say Omicron herd immunity is likeliest outcome of current wave
By Michael Bachner
People shop at the market in the central town of Ramle, on December 31, 2021.(Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
January 1, 2022, 10:57 pm
Top health expert: Omicron unlikely to cause more serious cases than Delta
Eran Segal argues newly added restrictions no longer relevant; says weaker strain rapidly taking over country, may cause 2 million cases within several weeks before dipping
By ToI Staff
Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, Dec. 15, 2021 (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
December 28, 2021, 10:31 am
Small study suggests Omicron antibodies could provide immunity against Delta too
South African data, not yet peer-reviewed, comes from 13 cases; researchers can’t definitively say neutralization of Omicron not due to vaccination or previous infection
By ToI Staff
Hospital workers wearing safety work in the coronavirus ward at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 24, 2021, 10:53 pm
Milder but more infectious, Omicron may yet overload Israeli hospitals, experts warn
Eran Segal, who advises government, says country could see 15,000-20,000 cases a day at height of coming wave
By ToI Staff
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