Reproduction rate is over 1, number of serious patients rises

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that Israel would maintain the mandate on wearing facemasks indoors for at least another month, instead of lifting it by the end of March as planned.

The reproduction rate of Covid-19 in Israel exceeded 1 for the first time since January, according to figures from the Israeli Ministry of Health released on Saturday.

This parameter indicates how many individuals a single carrier of the virus is likely to infect; its rise is a reliable indicator that the morbidity is surging... Read More: i24