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Some hope for Israel over corona: large drop in deaths and seriously ill

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Published: 31 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Data shows Israelis are handling the new wave much better than the first, despite UK publication saying it has overtaken US in new coronavirus cases per capita

Health Ministry sees big drop in virus deaths and seriously ill in latest wave (Times of Israel)
New high of 2,104 cases found Tuesday, but internal data shows that, proportionally, Israelis are handling the new wave much better than the first

Israel overtakes US in new coronavirus cases per capita (Times of Israel)
Jewish state now has the fifth highest number of new infections per 1 million in the world, according to UK scientific publication

Israel's new coronavirus czar is a light at the end of the tunnel (Ynet)
Professor Gamzu's manner in his presentation of a national plan to combat the virus is not only a refreshing change of oversight for the country's pandemic, but a direct and clear-eyed call for civilian cooperation

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Israel’s leading demographer warns of post-COVID-19 exodus by young, educated Israelis (Haaretz)
Prof. Sergio DellaPergola says high unemployment rate, coupled with political discontent, could drive young Israelis away; challenges government’s rosy coronavirus aliyah forecasts
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