“Israel” Reports Record Breaking 6,861 New Coronavirus Cases

By Staff, Agencies

A record breaking 6,861 new daily cases of coronavirus were reported by the “Israeli” entity’s health officials on Tuesday, after nearly 60,000 tests were conducted after the holiday weekend.

The entity’s Health Ministry said on Monday 59,169 COVID-19 tests had been conducted, after the ministry failed to publish any new data on Monday. The figures put the contagion rate at an alarming 11.6%.

In the meantime, the so-called coronavirus cabinet, which leads the “Israeli” government's response to the pandemic, will reconvene on Wednesday morning after it failed on Tuesday to reach a decision on further restrictions on "Israeli" society and economy in a bid to rein in the spread of the pathogen.

The cabinet concluded the meeting after nine-hours of deliberations that centered chiefly on whether to impose restrictions on protests, most of which have been aimed recently against “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that the premier claims disregard the coronavirus regulations.

The ministry said 631 patients are in a serious condition, of whom 163 are ventilated. The death toll from the coronavirus-related complications has increased to 1,309.

The coronavirus czar said on Tuesday if the government were to decide on banning protests, he would support the decision. "Obviously when you take off the mask to shout during a demonstration or when a mask falls or moves aside in the heat of the moment, it is clear to you what is happening," he said.

"We will not reopen the way we did the last time, there will be no education system, no entertainment, no leisure, no malls and no restaurants. Everything will be very measured, very careful, very very gradual," he said, according to Ynet.

The “Israeli” entity has been under a nationwide lockdown since Friday in an effort to regain control over the spread of the virus, but has kept many private sector and public sector work places open.